Austrotriton

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Austrotriton
Austrotriton radialis 001.jpg
Shell of † Austrotriton radialis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Austrotriton
Cossmann, 1903 [1]
Synonyms
  • CharoniellaThiele, 1929
  • NegyrinaIredale, 1929
  • Tritonium (Austrotriton)Cossmann, 1903 (original rank)

Austrotriton is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. [2]

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Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Cossmann (1903). Essais Paléoconch.5: 98.
  2. 1 2 Austrotriton Cossmann, 1903 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 December 2018.

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