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 pristina, Planikeeneia occasa
Type specimens:
- Keeneia ocula: Its type locality is Harper's Hill, Hunter Valley (Mitchell coll), which is in a Sakmarian coastal sandstone in the Allandale Formation of Australia
- Keeneia minor: F.46578, a shell.
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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