Astele similaris

Astele similaris
Top view of the shell of Astele similaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Astele
Species: A. similaris
Binomial name
Astele similaris
(Reeve, 1863) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Calliostoma excellens Thiele, 1930
  • Calliostoma similaris Reeve, 1863
  • Calliostoma (Astele) similarae (Reeve, 1863)
  • Zizyphinus similaris Reeve, 1863

Astele similaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Description

The height of the shell varies between 22 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Central Indo-West Pacific.

Drawing with two views of a shell of Astele similaris

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[2]

References

  1. Reeve, Conch. Icon., f. 32a, b.
  2. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Astele similaris (Reeve, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467149 on 2012-12-07
External identifiers for Astele similaris
Encyclopedia of Life 4796529
WoRMS 467149
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