Asterophila perknasteri

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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Asterophila
Species:
A. perknasteri
Binomial name
Asterophila perknasteri
Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994

Distribution

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This marine species is mainly distributed near the Antarctic Circle and can be found within the Scotia Sea.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/
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