Austrosassia
| Austrosassia | |
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| Shell of Austrosassia parkinsonia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Austrosassia Finlay, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Septa parkinsonia Perry, 1811
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Austrosassia is a genus of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Species[edit]
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Austrosassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811)
- Austrosassia ponderi (Beu, 1987)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Austrosassia pahaoaensis Vella, 1954 †: synonym of Sassia pahaoaensis (Vella, 1954) †
- Austrosassia parkinsoniana [sic]: synonym of Austrosassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811) (misspelling)
- Austrosassia procera Finlay, 1931 †: synonym of Sassia minima (Hutton, 1873) † (original combination)
- Austrosassia pusulosa Marwick, 1965 †: synonym of Sassia pusulosa (Marwick, 1965) † (original combination)
- Austrosassia zealta Laws, 1939 †: synonym of Sassia zealta (Laws, 1939) † (original combination)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Austrosassia Finlay, 1931. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2018.
- Finlay H.J. (1931). On Austrosassia, Austroharpa, and Austrolithes, new genera; with some remarks on the gastropod protoconch. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 62: 7-19.
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