Struthioptera Finlay and Marwick 1937 (snail)

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

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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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