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Astralium okamotoi

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Astralium okamotoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Astralium
Species:
A. okamotoi
Binomial name
Astralium okamotoi
Kuroda & Habe, 1961

Astralium okamotoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

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This marine shell occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Astralium okamotoi Kuroda & Habe, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581751 on 2012-09-01
  2. ^ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245.
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  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Astralium okamotoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.