Proterato awamoana Schilder 1933 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae

Alternative combinations: Lachryma (Proterato) awamoana, Proterato (Proterato) awamoana

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

See also Cernohorsky 1971, Darragh 1970 and Schilder 1941

Sister taxa: Lachryma (Proterato) antiqua, Lachryma (Proterato) marshalli, Lachryma (Proterato) submorosa, Proterato (Cypraeerato), Proterato (Proterato), Proterato (Sulcerato), Proterato australis, Proterato neozelanica

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at S136/f499 - Rifle Butts Fm, Awamoa (Miocene of New Zealand)

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