Astele similaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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| Top view of the shell of Astele similaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Astele |
| Species: | A. similaris
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| Astele similaris | |
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Description
editThe height of the shell varies between 22 mm and 35 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Central Indo-West Pacific.
Notes
editAdditional information regarding this species:[2]
- Taxonomic remark: Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Astele (Astele)
References
edit- ^ Reeve, Conch. Icon., f. 32a, b.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2012). Astele similaris (Reeve, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467149 on 2012-12-07
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Astele similaris.
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma (Astele) similarae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.