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Astralium saturnum

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Astralium saturnum
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. saturnum
Binomial name
Astralium saturnum
Chino, 1999[1]

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

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • 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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  • "Astralium saturnum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.