Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1997. A new gastropod fauna from an Oligocene back-reef lagoonal environment in west central Florida. The Nautilus 110(4):122-138
Belongs to Astraea (Astralium) according to E. J. Petuch 1997
Sister taxa: Astraea (Astralium) basalis, Astraea (Astralium) eniwetokensis, Astraea (Astralium) rhodostomus, Astraea (Astralium) waluensis, Astralium aquitanicum, Astralium arnoldi, Astralium calcar, Astralium confragosum, Astralium dalli, Astralium fistula, Astralium infracarinatum, Astralium phoebium, Astralium turritum, Autralium squamiferum, Bellastraea kesteveni
Type specimen: UF 75976, a partial shell
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Terramar Pit [Suwannee Limestone] (Oligocene of Florida)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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