Austerum Heidecker 1959 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: E. Heidecker. 1959. Middle Devonian Molluscs from the Burdekin Formation of North Queensland. University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, Department of Geology 5(2):1-11

Parent taxon: Euomphalidae according to R. M. Linsley and W.M. Kier 1984

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthonema, Alaionema, Anisostoma, Araeonema, Biformispira, Burdikinia, 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: none

Type: Austerum carinatum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Austerum in the database

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