Astralium asteriscus
| Astralium asteriscus | |
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| Shell of Astralium asteriscus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Astralium |
| Species: | A. asteriscus
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| Binomial name | |
| Astralium asteriscus (Reeve, 1843)
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Astralium asteriscus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. [1] [2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- ^ a b Astralium asteriscus (Reeve, 1842). 19 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245.
External links
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Astralium asteriscum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.