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Gastropoda Name Turbinidae 

Astralium tentoriiformis (Jonas, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Bellastraea sirius auct.
   Trochus tentoriformis Jonas, 1845
   Turbo sirius Gould, 1851
   Bellastraea urvillei Philippi, 1852

Common Name

Tent Star Shell p.70 [as Bellastraea sirius]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Common Tent Shell p.60 [as Bellastraea sirius]      McMichael, D.F. 1960.  

Distribution

Central Queensland to southern New South Wales

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: rock platform [ ]

References

 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.255-256 [ as Bellastraea tentoriformis ]  General reference
 Hedley, C. 1923. p.308, pl. 30, fig. 1 [ as Astraea sirius (Gould) ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.34 General reference
 Kesteven, H.L. 1902. p.3-5 General reference
 McMichael, D.F. 1960. p.60 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.109, pl. 13, fig. 7 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Turbininae
                        Astralium Link, 1807
                          Astralium tentoriiformis (Jonas, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7214) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-06-29.