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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Name Trochidae

Astele (Astelena) scitulum (A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1854)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Zizyphinus scitulum A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1854

Common Name

Elegant Astelena p.62      Allan, J. 1950.
Elegant Top Shell p.147      Cotton, B.C. 1959.
Neat Top Shell p.61      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.

Distribution

Keywords

habit: embedded [ in a brown cup-shaped sponge {WILSON1993A} ]

References

Allan, J. 1950. p.62, fig. 5a General reference
Cotton, B.C. 1959. p.147, fig. 80 General reference
Iredale, T. 1924. p.230 General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.34 General reference
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.61, fig. 83 General reference
Schepman, M.M. 1908. p.66 [ as Calliostoma (Astele) scitulum Adams ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.65 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Calliostomatinae Thiele, 1924
                        Astele Swainson, 1855
                          Astele (Astelena) Iredale, 1924
                            Astele (Astelena) scitulum (A. Adams in H. & A. Adams, 1854)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6045) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-10.