Proxiuber anteaustrale is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae. Fossils of the species date to the early Pleistocene strata across New Zealand, including the Castlepoint Formation at Castlepoint, Wairarapa, New Zealand.
Description
In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:
The holotype of the species has a height of and a diameter of .
Taxonomy
The species was first described by A.W.B. Powell in 1938, using the spelling Proxiuber anteaustralis. The holotype was collected by Powell in 1924 from the Lighthouse Reef, Castlepoint, Wairarapa, New Zealand, and is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Distribution
This extinct marine species occurs in early Pleistocene (Nukumaruan stage) strata of New Zealand dating to c. 2.40 million years ago across New Zealand, including the Castlepoint Formation at Castlepoint, Wairarapa, New Zealand.
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