Austroworthenia Maxwell 1961 (snail)

Gastropoda - Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae

Full reference: W. G. H. Maxwell. 1961. Lower Carboniferous gastropod faunas from Old Cannindah, Queensland. Palaeontology 4(1):59-70

Parent taxon: Pleurotomariidae according to W. G. H. Maxwell 1961

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bathrotomaria, Conotomaria, Cryptaenia, Entemnotrochus, Laevitomaria, Leptomaria, Mamoeatomaria, Mellarium, Mikadotrochus, Murihikua, Obornella, Ornatospira, Perotrochus, Pleurotomaria, Pleurotomariinae, Pyrgotrochus, Rasatomaria, Tahua, Talantodiscus

Subtaxa: Austroworthenia levis

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Type: Austroworthenia levis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at L. 1970, 250' north of Splinter Creek, ~3300' ENE of Old Cannidah Homestead (Carboniferous of Australia)

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