Astele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Astele
Drawing of a shell of Astele armillata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Astele
Swainson, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Callistele Cotton & Godfrey, 1935
  • Coralastele Iredale, 1930
  • Eutrochus A. Adams, 1864
  • Salsipotens Iredale, 1924

Some authors use Astele Swainson, 1855 as a subgenus in Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 and in Astele Swainson, 1855

Species

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Species within the genus Astele include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Astele bilix Hedley, 1905: synonym of Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)
  • Astele calliston Verco, 1905: synonym of Callistele calliston (Verco, 1905)
  • Astele ciliare [sic]: synonym of Astele ciliaris (Menke, 1843)
  • Astele multigranum [sic]: synonym of Astele multigrana (Dunker, 1871)
  • Astele nobilis Hirase, 1922: synonym of Calliostoma nobile (Hirase, 1922)

References

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  1. ^ a b Astele Swainson, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ Astele armillata (Wood, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  4. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Astele boileaui Marwick, 1931 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=830239 on 2018-12-28
  5. ^ Astele bularra Garrard, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  6. ^ Astele ciliaris (Menke, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  7. ^ Astele monile (Reeve, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  8. ^ Astele multigranus (Dunker, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  9. ^ Astele pulcherrima (Sowerby III, 1914). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  10. ^ Astele rubiginosa (Valenciennes, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  11. ^ Astele scitula (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  12. ^ Astele similaris (Reeve, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  13. ^ Astele speciosa (A. Adams in H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  14. ^ Astele subcarinata (Swainson, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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