Austrotoma antarctica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudotomidae.[1]
| Austrotoma antarctica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Austrotoma |
| Species: | †A. antarctica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Austrotoma antarctica Karczewski, 1985 | |
Distribution
editFossils have been found in Lower Miocene strata at King George Island, West Antarctica.
References
edit- ↑ Austrotoma antarctica Karczewski, 1985. 6 May 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Karczewski, L. (1985). Gastropods from the Cape Melville Formation (Lower Miocene) of King George island, West Antarctica. Palaeontologica Polonica. 49: 127-145.