Astralites Whiteaves 1892 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Pseudophoridae

Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1892. The fossils of the Devonian rocks of the islands, shores or immediate vicinity of Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis. Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 1(1):255-359

Parent taxon: Pseudophoridae according to R. B. Blodgett et al. 2003

See also Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bergmadsenella, Decorospirinae, Devonoconica, Gaspephorus, Kowalatrochus, Pagodea, Palaeonustus, Peelophorus, Petrochus, Protocalyptraea, Pseudophorinae, Pseudophorus, Pseudotectus, Sallya, Scalaetrochus, Shedhornia, Siluriphorus, Taemasotrochus, Yochelsonatia

Subtaxa: Astralites fimbriatus Astralites gamblei Astralites muelleri Astralites sublimbatus

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (5: Manitoba collections), Germany (6), United States (2: Alaska)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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