†Austrocochlea Fischer 1855 (top snail)
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Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
Parent taxon: Gibbulini according to K. M. Donald et al. 2005
See also Short and Potter 1987 and Wilson 1993
Sister taxa: Alcyna, Calthalotia, Cantharidella, Cantharidini, Cantharidus, Clanculus, Discotectus, Eurytrochus, Fagnastesia, Infundibulum, Monodonta, Nanula, Notogibbula, Phasianotrochus, Plectotrochus, Pyramis, Tectus, Thoristella, Tosatrochus, Trochini, Diloma, Timisia, Osilinus, Phorculus, Chlorodiloma
Subtaxa: Austrocochlea concamerata Austrocochlea constricta
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Peppermint Grove Limestone Mbr, Tamala Limestone - East Freemantle (Quaternary of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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