Astele monile
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| Drawing of a shell ofAstele monile | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Astele |
| Species: | A. monile
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Astele monile,common name theAustralian necklace,is aspeciesofsea snail,a marinegastropodmolluskin thefamilyCalliostomatidae.[2]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenusAstele (Astele)
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 25 mm. The shell has an erectly conical shape but is rather swollen at the base. It is transparent white, encircled by a necklace of violet spots. Thewhorlsare concavely sloping, spirally ridged. These ridges are smooth with the two basal ridges more prominent. The necklace of violet spots has an exceedingly pretty appearance on the delicate transparent ground of the shell.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs offWestern Australia,Northern TerritoryandQueensland.
References
[edit]- ^Reeve, Conch. Icon., f 39 (1863)
- ^abAstele monile(Reeve, 1863).Retrieved through:World Register of Marine Specieson 22 April 2010.
- ^Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia(described asCalliostoma monile)
- Wilson, B. R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney: Reed Books 168 pp.
External links
[edit]- "Calliostoma (Astele) monile".Gastropods.Retrieved17 January2019.
- Jansen, P. 2000. A preliminary checklist of the recent Australian Trochidae