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Gastropoda Name Turbinidae 

Astralium pileolum (Reeve, 1842)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trochus pileolum Reeve, 1842
   Trochus cucculatus Kiener, 1850
   Trochus limbiferus Kiener, 1850

Common Name

Cap Trochis Shell p.99      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Frilled Star p.70 [as Astraea pileola]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Exmouth Gulf to north Queensland

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
feeds on: plants 
habitat: coral reef [ on reef flats among rocks ]

References

 Wilson, B. 1993. p.108, pl. 13, fig. 5a-b General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.28, pl. 10 [ as Astraea pileola ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Turbininae
                        Astralium Link, 1807
                          Astralium pileolum (Reeve, 1842)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7200) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.