Astele allanae

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Astele allanae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Astele
Species:
A. allanae
Binomial name
Astele allanae
(Iredale, 1930)
Synonyms [1]
  • Calliostoma allenae(Iredale, 1930)
  • Coralastele allanaeIredale, 1930

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]

Contents

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "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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