Astele allanae
| Astele allanae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Astele |
| Species: | A. allanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Astele allanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1] It was named in honour of Joyce Allan.[2]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Astele (Coralastele)
Description
The height of the shell attains 19 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Australia.
References
- 1 2 Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "What Women Are Doing - She studies life story of shells". Australian Consolidated Press. Australian Women's Weekly. 25 February 1939. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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