Selastele
Encyclopedia
Selastele is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Calliostomatidae
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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
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.- Description :The Calliostomatidae are unusually diverse. They are characterized by a stepped spire and a pointy aperture. They may possess or lack an umbilicus. The columella is sometimes...
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Species
Species within the genus Selastele include:- Selastele kopuaSelastele kopuaSelastele kopua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
(Marshall, 1995) - Selastele limatulumSelastele limatulumSelastele limatulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
(Marshall, 1995) - Selastele onustumSelastele onustumSelastele onustum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
(Odhner, 1924) - Selastele pictumSelastele pictumSelastele pictum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
Marshall, 1995 - Selastele retiariumSelastele retiariumSelastele retiarium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
(Hedley & May, 1908)