†Pterospira mortoni Tate 1889 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combination: Voluta mortoni
Full reference: R. Tate. 1889. The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 11:116-171
Belongs to Pterospira according to T. A. Darragh 1970
See also Tate 1889
Sister taxa: Pterospira alticostata, Pterospira hannafordi, Pterospira stephensi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)
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