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) | |
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Astralium asteriscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- 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
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Astralium asteriscum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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