Westralospira Cook et al. 2003 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Full reference: A. G. Cook, R. B. Blodgett, and R. T. Becker. 2003. Late Devonian gastropods from the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Alcheringa 27(3-4):181-207

Parent taxon: Gosseletininae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Cook et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Ambozone, Angyomphalus, Arizonella, Breizospira, Callistadia, Calvibembexia, Campbellospira, Champernownia, Chlupacispira, Deseretospirides, Devonorhineoderma, Dictyobembix, Dictyotomaria, Ehlersina, Eoangyomphalus, Fridolinata, Genuspira, Glabrocingulides, Globodoma, Glyptotomaria, Gosseletina, Guizhouspira, Kozelconcha, Lentipleura, Naticasinus, Nemaspira, Paffratholoron, Platyloron, Pragoloron, Ptychomphalides, Spiroraphe, Spirovallum, Stenoloron, Trepospira, Umbotropis, Whidbornia, Zlichomphalina

Subtaxa: Westralospira dickinsi

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at WAPET 53, Frasnian, Canning Basin, Western Australia (Devonian of Australia)

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