Megaustenia Cockerill 1912 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Synonym: Cryptosoma Theobald 1857 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Naticidae according to R. Majima 1989

See also Todd and Collins 2005

Sister taxa: Amaurellina, Amauropsella, Amauropsina, Amauropsona, Amaurospina, Ampullospirinae, Austrocochlis, Banis, Chilocyclus, Cochlis, Eunatica, Euspirocrommium, Forator, Globisininae, Globulariinae, Gyrodinae, Lunatia, Magnatica, Maxwellinatica, Natica ocoyana, Naticinae, Payradeautia, Polinicinae, Sigatica, Sininae, Tanea, Taniella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megaustenia in the database

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