Austrosassia is a genus of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Austrosassia
Shell of Austrosassia parkinsonia
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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

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[1]

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

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  1. ^ 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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