Asterolamia perknasteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of three known species within the genus Asterophila; the other congeneric species are Asterophila japonica and Asterophila rathbunasteri.[1][2][3][4]
| Asterophila perknasteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Asterophila |
| Species: | A. perknasteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Asterophila perknasteri Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994
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Distribution
editThis marine species is mainly distributed near the Antarctic Circle and can be found within the Scotia Sea.
References
edit- ^ Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994. 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=197052 on 2013-02-11.
- ^ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
- ^ Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE), available online at "Southern Ocean Mollusc Database (SOMBASE)". Archived from the original on January 18, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/