Astele pulcherrima
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Astele pulcherrima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | Astele |
Species: | A. pulcherrima
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Binomial name | |
Astele pulcherrima (G.B. Sowerby III, 1914)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Astele pulcherrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Notes[]
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Taxonomic remark: Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Astele (Coralastele)
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References[]
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2012). Astele pulcherrima (G.B. Sowerby III, 1914). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467146 on 2012-12-07
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218
External links[]
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma (Coralastele) pulcherrimus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Categories:
- Astele
- Gastropods described in 1914
- Calliostomatidae stubs