| Thyca astericola | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Thyca astericola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Thyca |
| Species: | T. astericola |
| Binomial name | |
| Thyca astericola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thyca astericola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Thyca . [1]
The white shell attains a height of 6 mm. It is high-conical and sculptured with fine close-set radiating riblets. The margin is crenulated. [2]
The type species was found in the Sooloo Sea, north of Borneo, on the tubercle of a starfish.
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