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]
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| Species: | A. allanae |
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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.
gollark: Hmm... got offers of a CB silver and CB copper, random hatchlings (CB, probably), and an ER CB copper...
gollark: I've got a bunch with 10-20 minutes to go (3) so they're staying unfogged but ready to be viewed now.
gollark: I APd it. I wonder who got it.
gollark: Come on, ND experiment I was going to run but couldn't find catchers for but which is set to die in 40 seconds, hatch!
gollark: Ah, but my sound is off constantly.
References
- Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- "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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