Burdikinia Knight 1937 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Synonym: Polyamma Etheridge 1917 [replaced name]

Full reference: J. B. Knight. 1937. Genotype designations and new names for invalid homonyms among Paleozoic gastropod genera. Journal of Paleontology 11(6):709-714

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

See also Cook 1997, Cook and Camilleri 1997, Knight 1937 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthonema, Alaionema, Anisostoma, Araeonema, Austerum, Biformispira, Centrifugus, Condonella, Cylicioscapha, Devonicornu, Discotropis, Eleutherospira, Elkoceras, Euomphalinae, Euomphalopsis, Euomphalopterinae, Euomphalus, Fletcherviewia, Goldfussoceras, Hippocampoides, Kiaeromphalus, Krasopea, Linsleyella, Nevadaspira, Nodeuomphalus, Novakopteron, Odontomariinae, Offleyotrochus, Pentagonodiscus, Phanerotinus, Pleuronotus, Poleumita, Polytropidae, Rhabdotocochlis, Rihamphalus, Saturnotropis, Schizostomatidae, Sinistrispira, Sinutropis, Straparollinae, Straparollus, Stusakia, Tongweispira, Tychobrahea, Weeksia, Spinicharybdiinae

Subtaxa: Burdikinia axionoides Burdikinia burdekinensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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