Astele punctocostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Astele punctocostata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Astele
Species:
A. punctocostata
Binomial name
Astele punctocostata
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gibbula punctocostata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination)

Distribution edit

The type specimen was found off the island of Capul, Northern Samar, the Philippines.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Astele punctocostata (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580402 on 2012-12-07

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