Astele bularra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | Astele |
Species: | A. bularra |
Binomial name | |
Astele bularra Garrard, 1961 | |
Synonyms | |
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Astele bularra, common name the necklace top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. [1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Astele (Astele)
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 29 mm.
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This marine species occurs off Indo-Malaysia, the eastern coast of Australia and South Africa.
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Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.
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