Bellastraea squamifera

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Bellastraea squamifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Bellastraea
Species:
B. squamifera
Binomial name
Bellastraea squamifera
(Iredale, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Astraea kesteveniT. Iredale, 1924
  • Astralium fimbriatumTryon, 1888
  • Bellastraea kesteveni(T. Iredale, 1924)
  • Calcar fimbriatumKiener & Fischer, 1880
  • Carinidea fimbriataSwainson, 1854
  • Trochus fimbriatusLamarck, 1822
  • Trochus squamiferusKoch in Philippi, 1844 (basionym)

Bellastraea squamifera, the scaly star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

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