Zelandiella propenodosa Bartrum 1919 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Alternative combinations: Austrofusus propenodosa, Siphonalia propenodosa

Synonyms: Siphonalia kaawaensis Bartrum 1919, Siphonalia kawaensis Bartrum 1919

Full reference: J. A. Bartrum. 1919. New Fossil Mollusca. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 51:96-100

Belongs to Zelandiella according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990

See also Bartrum 1919 and Bartrum and Powell 1928

Sister taxa: Zelandiella nodosa, Zelandiella verrucosa

Type specimens:

  • Zelandiella propenodosa: Its type locality is Kaawa Creek, which is in an Opoitian marine sandstone in the Kaawa Formation of New Zealand
  • Siphonalia kaawaensis: Its type locality is Kaawa Creek, which is in an Opoitian marine sandstone in the Kaawa Formation of New Zealand.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kaawa Creek

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