Biology:Astele allanae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | A. allanae
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| Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930)
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Astele allanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1] It was named in honour of Joyce Allan.[2]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Astele (Coralastele)
Description
The height of the shell attains 19 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Australia .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Astele allanae (Iredale, 1930). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "What Women Are Doing - She studies life story of shells". Australian Women's Weekly. Australian Consolidated Press. 25 February 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51591994#pstart4624958. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4810598 entry
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