Astralium
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Astralium, common name
star snails, is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae
, the turban snails and star snails.
(WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus Astralium :
Species brought into synonymy:
Another number of species are also mentioned in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database :
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
star snails, is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...
, the turban snails and star snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus Astralium :
- Astralium brevispina (Lamarck, 1822)
- Astralium calcarAstralium calcarAstralium calcar is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-References:* Williams, S.T. . Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells . Biological Journal of the Linnean...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Astralium haematragumAstralium haematragumAstralium haematragum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Menke, 1829) - Astralium imperatorAstralium imperatorAstralium imperator is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
- Astralium latispina (Philippi, 1844)
- Astralium phoebiumAstralium phoebiumAstralium phoebium, common name the longspine starsnail, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.- Distribution :This is a tropical Western Atlantic species....
(Röding, 1798) - Astralium pileolumAstralium pileolumAstralium pileolum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Reeve, 1842) - Astralium rhodostomumAstralium rhodostomumAstralium rhodostomum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Astralium roseobasisAstralium roseobasisAstralium roseobasis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Kreipl & Dekker, 2003 - Astralium saturnumAstralium saturnumAstralium saturnum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Chino, 1999 - Astralium stellareAstralium stellareAstralium stellare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Astralium tentoriiformisAstralium tentoriiformisAstralium tentoriiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Jonas, 1845) - Astralium tentoriumAstralium tentoriumAstralium tentorium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Thiele, 1930) - Astralium tuberosum (Philippi)
- Astralium wallisiAstralium wallisiAstralium wallisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Iredale, 1937)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Astralium cepoides E.A. Smith, 1880 : synonym of Turbo cepoidesTurbo cepoidesTurbo cepoides is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae....
E.A. Smith, 1880 - Astralium johnstoni Odhner, 1923 : synonym of Bolma johnstoni (Odhner, 1923)
- Astralium moniliferum Hedley & Willey, 1896 : synonym of Guildfordia monilifera (Hedley & Willey, 1896)
Another number of species are also mentioned in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database :
- Astralium (Astralium) heimburgi (Dunker, 1882)
- Astralium (Astralium) loochooensis (Mcneil, 1960)
- Astralium (Astralium) okamotoi Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961-a
- Astralium aureum (Jonas, 1844)
- Astralium bathyrhaphe Smith, 1899
- Astralium lapillus Reeve
- Astralium mactanense Habe & Okutani, 1980
- Astralium provisorium Schepman, 1908
- Astralium rotularia (Lamarck, 1822)
- Astralium rutidoloma (Tate, 1893)
- Astralium semicostatum (Kiener, 1850)
- Astralium squamiferum (Koch, 1844)
- Astralium turcicus Reeve, 1848
- Astralium yamamurae Habe & Kosuge, 1966