Astralium tentorium
Astralium tentorium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
Astralium tentorium | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Astralium tentorium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Astralium |
Species: | A. tentorium |
Binomial name | |
Astralium tentorium (Thiele, 1930) | |
Synonyms | |
Astraea tentorium Thiele, 1930 |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the subtidal zone off Western Australia.
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References
- Astralium tentorium (Thiele, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- Thiele, J. 1930. Gastropoda und Bivalvia. pp. 561–596 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5
- Ponder, W.F. 1978. The unfigured Mollusca of J. Thiele. 1930 published in Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 423–441
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links
- "Astralium tentorium". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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