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†Austrosassia abbotti Woods 1874 (triton shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae

Alternative combination: Triton abbotti

Belongs to Austrosassia according to T. A. Darragh 1970

See also Tate 1888

Sister taxa: Charonia (Sassia) angusta, Charonia (Sassia) danica, Sassia (Byramia), Sassia (Personella), Sassia (Sassia), Sassia africana, Sassia apenninica, Sassia armata, Sassia carlea, Sassia carmenensis, Sassia indica, Sassia kampyla, Sassia leucostomoides, Sassia lewisi, Sassia melpangi, Sassia morgani, Sassia nigeriana, Sassia nucleoides, Sassia parvula, Sassia philomelae, Sassia radialis, Sassia tatei, Sassia warreni, Proxicharonia palmeri, Austrotriton protensus, Austrotriton tumulosus, Austrotriton textilis, Austrotriton woodsii, Austrotriton cyphus, Austrotriton gibbus, Austrosassia crassicostatus, Austrosassia tortirostris, Austrosassia annectans

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Table Cape, Tasmania (inc. Freestone Cove Sst and Fossil Bluff Sst) (Miocene of Australia)

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