. Australasian fossils, a students' manual of palaeontology. Paleontology. GASTEROPODS. 195 In Tasmania are found Raphiskoma, Murchisonia, Bellerophon, Helicotoma, Trochonema and Tenta- culites. Devonian Gasteropods.— The derived boulders of the White Cliffs opal field have been referred to the Devonian system, but of this there is some doubt, as the Gasteropods noted from these boulders closely resemble those of the Silurian fauna: they are Murchisonia Euomphalus (E. culleni), and Loxonema. The genus Murchisonia has also been recorded from the Baton River, New Zealand (Wangepeka Series) by Ma
. Australasian fossils, a students' manual of palaeontology. Paleontology. GASTEROPODS. 195 In Tasmania are found Raphiskoma, Murchisonia, Bellerophon, Helicotoma, Trochonema and Tenta- culites. Devonian Gasteropods.— The derived boulders of the White Cliffs opal field have been referred to the Devonian system, but of this there is some doubt, as the Gasteropods noted from these boulders closely resemble those of the Silurian fauna: they are Murchisonia Euomphalus (E. culleni), and Loxonema. The genus Murchisonia has also been recorded from the Baton River, New Zealand (Wangepeka Series) by MacKay. The Middle Devonian Gasteropod fauna in Vic- toria, as found in the Buchan and Bindi Limestones, comprises Murchisonia, Trochus, and Platyceras. Fig. 100—UPPER PALAEOZOIC A—Gosseletina australis, Eth. fil. sp. Carboniferous. Wales B—Yvania konincki, Eth. fil Carboniferous. C—Iyoxonema babbindoonensis, Eth. fil. Carboniferous. Wales D—Pleurotomaria (Ptychomphalina) morrisiana, McCoy. Carboper- mian. Wales I$—Platyschisma oculum, Sow. sp. Carbopermian. F—Murchisonia carinata, Eth. Carbopermian. Queensland. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. Melbourne, London [etc. ] G. Robertson & Company Propy. ltd.
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