Phanerotrema australis Etheridge 1891 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phanerotrematidae

Full reference: R., J.r. Etheridge. 1891. Further descriptions of the Upper Silurian fossils from the Lilydale Limestone, Upper Yarra District, Victoria. Records of the Australian Museum 1(7):125-130

Belongs to Phanerotrema according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Chapman 1913, Chapman 1916, Etheridge 1891 and Tassell 1976

Sister taxa: Phanerotrema axion, Phanerotrema balteata, Phanerotrema cailliaudi, Phanerotrema calliaudi, Phanerotrema communis, Phanerotrema consimilis, Phanerotrema dolium, Phanerotrema grimburgi, Phanerotrema jugosum, Phanerotrema labrosa, Phanerotrema lindstroemi, Phanerotrema occidens, Phanerotrema perryi, Phanerotrema rugosa, Phanerotrema volajensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cave Hill Quarries, Lilydale, which is in a Pragian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Lilydale Limestone Formation of Australia

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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