# Austrosassia

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{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Austrosassia parkinsonia (MNHN-IM-2013-42206).jpeg
|image_caption = Shell of ''Austrosassia parkinsonia''
|taxon = Austrosassia
|authority = [Finlay](/source/Harold_Finlay), 1931
|synonyms = 
|type_species = ''Septa parkinsonia''
|type_species_authority = [Perry](/source/George_Perry_(naturalist)), 1811
}}

'''''Austrosassia''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of sea [snail](/source/snail)s, a [marine](/source/ocean) [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusc](/source/mollusc) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Cymatiidae](/source/Cymatiidae).<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|463532|''Austrosassia'' Finlay, 1931||5 December 2018}}</ref>

==Species==
The genus contains the following species:<ref name="WoRMS"/>
* ''[Austrosassia parkinsonia](/source/Austrosassia_parkinsonia)'' <small>(Perry, 1811)</small>
* ''[Austrosassia ponderi](/source/Austrosassia_ponderi)'' <small>(Beu, 1987)</small>
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Austrosassia pahaoaensis'' <small>Vella, 1954</small> †: synonym of ''[Sassia pahaoaensis](/source/Sassia_pahaoaensis)'' <small>(Vella, 1954)</small> †
* ''Austrosassia parkinsoniana'' [sic]: synonym of ''Austrosassia parkinsonia'' <small>(Perry, 1811)</small> (misspelling)
* ''Austrosassia procera'' <small>Finlay, 1931</small> †: synonym of ''[Sassia minima](/source/Sassia_minima)'' <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small> † (original combination)
* ''Austrosassia pusulosa'' <small>Marwick, 1965</small> †: synonym of ''[Sassia pusulosa](/source/Sassia_pusulosa)'' <small>(Marwick, 1965)</small> † (original combination)
* ''Austrosassia zealta'' <small>Laws, 1939</small> †: synonym of ''[Sassia zealta](/source/Sassia_zealta)'' <small>(Laws, 1939)</small> † (original combination)

==References==
{{reflist}}
* 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.

==External links==
* [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.016 Strong E.E., Puillandre N., Beu A.G., Castelin M. & Bouchet P. (2019). Frogs and tuns and tritons – A molecular phylogeny and revised family classification of the predatory gastropod superfamily Tonnoidea (Caenogastropoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 130: 18-34]

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Category:Cymatiidae
Category:Gastropod genera
Category:Taxa named by Harold John Finlay

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