Astele bularra

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Astele bularra
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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
  • Calliostoma bularra(Garrard, 1961)
  • Calliostoma (Astele) bularra(Garrard, T.A., 1961)

Astele bularra, common name the necklace top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. [1]

Contents

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Astele (Astele)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 29 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indo-Malaysia, the eastern coast of Australia and South Africa.

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References

  1. Astele bularra Garrard, 1961 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 2010.