†Struthioptera Finlay and Marwick 1937 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Parent taxon: Struthiopterinae according to H. A. Kollmann 2009
See also Sepkoski 2002, Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 and Zinsmeister 1977
Sister taxa: Austroaporrhais, Hemichenopus, Struthiochenopus
Subtaxa: Struthioptera camachoi Struthioptera haastinaus
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (24 collections)
• Paleocene of Argentina (38), New Zealand (1)
• Motuan of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (46), New Zealand (15)
Total: 125 collections including 126 occurrences
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