Keeneia ocula Sowerby 1838 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Alternative combinations: Euomphalus oculus, Keeneia oculus, Platyschisma ocula, Platyschisma oculum, Platyschisma oculus, Trochus oculus

Synonyms: Keeneia minor Fletcher 1958, Planikeeneia minor Fletcher 1958

Full reference: J. d. C. Sowerby. 1838. Fossils. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia 1:14-15

Belongs to Keeneia according to B. Runnegar 1969

See also Dana 1849, de Koninck 1876, Etheridge 1898, Fletcher 1958, Laseron 1910, M'Coy 1847, Morris 1845, Sahni and Dutt 1959, Sowerby 1838 and Waterhouse 1963

Sister taxa: Keeneia afflicta, Keeneia allandalensis, Keeneia carnarvonensis, Keeneia hesdoensis, Keeneia platyschismoides, Planikeeneia occasa, Planikeeneia pristina

Type specimens:

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 19.5

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (13 collections), India (1), New Zealand (3)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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