Astralium asteriscus
| Astralium asteriscus | |
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| Shell of Astralium asteriscus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Astralium |
| Species: | A. asteriscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Astralium asteriscus (Reeve, 1843) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Astralium asteriscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Astralium asteriscus (Reeve, 1842). 19 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245.
External links
[edit]- World Register of Marine Species
- "Astralium asteriscum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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