Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Prostyliferidae
Alternative combinations: Amauropsis (Prostylifer) paludinaris, Bulbus (Amauropsis) paludinaris, Melania paludinaris
Synonyms: Melania abbreviata Klipstein 1843, Melania variabilis Klipstein 1843, Turbo (Littorina) cassianus Wissmann 1841, Turbo similis Münster 1841
Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152
Belongs to Prostylifer according to K. Bandel 1994
See also Kittl 1892, Klipstein 1843, Münster 1841, Pan 1977 and Wissmann 1841
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Prostylifer paludinaris: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Melania abbreviata:
- Melania variabilis:
- Turbo (Littorina) cassianus: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Turbo similis: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections), Hungary (1), Indonesia (1), Italy (11)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences
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