Astele ciliaris

Astele ciliaris
Drawing with two views of a shell of Astele ciliaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Astele
Species: A. ciliaris
Binomial name
Astele ciliaris
(Menke, 1843) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Astele ciliare sic (incorrect gender ending)
  • Calliostoma calliope Cotton & Godfrey, 1938
  • Trochus ciliaris Menke, 1843

Astele ciliaris, common name the keeled Australian top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm. The imperforate shell has a pyramidal shape. It is fulvous, with red spots along the suture. It is transversely striate, decussated by very delicate striae. The base of the shell is plane. The flat whorls are margined below and ciliate-fimbriate above. The aperture ovate-lanceolate. The outer lip is callous-margined inside.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References

  1. Menke., Moll. Nov. Holl. spec, p. 17.
  2. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Astele ciliaris (Menke, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467143 on 2012-12-07
  3. Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

External links

External identifiers for Astele ciliaris
Encyclopedia of Life 4796528
WoRMS 467143
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