Asterophila is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Asterophila
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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

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There are three known species within the Asterophila genus of gastropods. These include the following:

References

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  1. ^ 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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