Austrotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Pseudomelatomidae. It has also been placed in the family Pseudotomidae.
Distribution Fossils have been found in Miocene strata in Argentina and New Zealand, Oligocene strata in New Zealand and Eocene strata in Antarctica. Paleobiodb.org: distribution
Species Species within the genus Austrotoma include the following. All are extinct except Austrotoma aguayoi.
Species brought into synonymy † Austrotoma adelaidensis (A. W. B. Powell, 1944): synonym of † Liratomina adelaidensis A. W. B. Powell, 1944 (superseded combination) † Austrotoma crassilirata (Tate, 1888): synonym of † Liratomina crassilirata (Tate, 1888) (superseded combination) † Austrotoma oliveroi Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 : synonym of † Marshallaria oliveroi (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † Austrotoma scopalveus Finlay, 1926: synonym of † Austrotoma minor (Finlay, 1924) † Austrotoma sculptilis (Tate, 1888): synonym of † Liratomina sculptilis (Tate, 1888) (superseded combination) † Austrotoma singularis (Ludbrook, 1978): synonym of † Epideira singularis (Ludbrook, 1978) (superseded combination)
References
External links Finlay H. J. (1924). The molluscan fauna of Target Gully: Part 1. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 495-516