Astele allanae

Astele allanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1] It was named in honour of Joyce Allan.[2]

Astele allanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Astele
Species:
A. allanae
Binomial name
Astele allanae
(Iredale, 1930)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma allenae (Iredale, 1930)
  • Coralastele allanae Iredale, 1930

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 19 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia.

References
  1. Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. "What Women Are Doing - She studies life story of shells". Australian Consolidated Press. Australian Women's Weekly. 25 February 1939. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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