Asterophila is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Asterophila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Asterophila Randall & Heath, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Asterophila japonica Randall & Heath, 1912 | |
Species
editThere are three known species within the Asterophila genus of gastropods. These include the following:
- Asterophila japonica (Randall & Heath, 1912)
- Asterophila perknasteri (Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994)
- Asterophila rathbunasteri (Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994)
References
edit- ^ Randall & Heath, 1912. Warén A. & Lewis L.M. (1994) Two new species of eulimid gastropods endoparasitic in asteroids. The Veliger 37(4):325-335. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196954 on 2013-02-11.
- Warén A. & Lewis L.M. (1994) Two new species of eulimid gastropods endoparasitic in asteroids. The Veliger 37(4):325-335.
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