Proterato (Sulcerato) illota Tate 1890 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae

Alternative combinations: Erato (Eratopsis) illota, Sulcerato illota

Full reference: R. Tate. 1890. The gastropods of the Older Tertiary of Australia. (Part III). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 13:185-235

Belongs to Proterato (Sulcerato) according to F. A. Schilder 1941

See also Finlay 1930 and Tate 1890

Sister taxa: Proterato (Sulcerato) indica, Proterato (Sulcerato) minoensis, Proterato (Sulcerato) sandwichensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (upper bed), which is in a Miocene coastal siliciclastic in the Muddy Creek Formation of Australia

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (upper bed)

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