Astele subcarinata
| Astele subcarinata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Astele |
| Species: | A. subcarinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Astele subcarinata Swainson, 1855 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Astele subcarinata, common name the subcarinate top shell, 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 (Astele)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm. The rather thin shell has a depressed-conical shape and is broader than high. It is broadly and profoundly umbilicated. It has a pale, yellowish flesh-color, painted with tawny flammules and sparsely spotted. The seven whorls are plane, and transversely deeply lirate. The lirae are unequal. The whorls are subdistant, and angulate at the sutures. The body whorl is granulose around the umbilicus. The umbilicus is white on the inside. The aperture is sulcate inside.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Tasmania.
References
- 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Astele subcarinata Swainson, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467151 on 2012-12-07
- ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Calliostoma adamsi)
External links
| External identifiers for Astele subcarinata | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4796514 |
| WoRMS | 467151 |
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Calliostoma (Astele) subcarinatum