Astralium okamotoi
| Astralium okamotoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Astralium |
| Species: | A. okamotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Astralium okamotoi Kuroda & Habe, 1961 | |
Astralium okamotoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine shell occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Astralium okamotoi Kuroda & Habe, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581751 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245.
External links
| External identifiers for Astralium okamotoi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 581751 |
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