Australonema australis Etheridge 1890 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae

Alternative combination: Cyclonema australis

Full reference: R., J.r. Etheridge. 1890. Descriptions of the Upper Silurian fossils from the Lilydale Limestone, Upper Yarra District, Victoria. Records of the Australian Museum 14:60-67

Belongs to Australonema according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Chapman 1913, Chapman 1916, Etheridge 1890, Etheridge 1891, Etheridge 1894, Frýda and Bandel 1997, Frýda and Manda 1997, Tassell 1978, Tassell 1980 and Yochelson and Linsley 1972

Sister taxa: Australonema acuta, Australonema blodgetti, Australonema chico, Australonema guillieri, Australonema havliceki, Australonema immersum, Australonema iniquilineatum, Australonema lilydalensis, Australonema melbournensis, Australonema parva, Australonema persimile, Australonema simpsoni, Australonema varvarae, Australonema wellingtonensis

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: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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