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Austropusilla

Austropusilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.

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Austropusilla
Austropusilla hilum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Austropusilla
Laseron, 1954
Type species
Mangelia hilum
Hedley, 1908
Species

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Austropusilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.1

Distribution

This marine genus used to be endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria. A. simoniana occurs off the Cape Province, South Africa.

Species

Species within the genus Austropusilla include:

Synonyms
  • subgenus Austropusilla (Metaclathurella) Shuto, 1983: synonym of Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898
  • Austropusilla crokerensis Shuto, 1983: synonym of Otitoma crokerensis (Shuto, 1983) (original combination)
References

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2019). Austropusilla Laseron, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432410 on 2019-02-14
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
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