''Astele'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sea snails, marine gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the

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Calliostomatidae Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdeta ...

. Some authors use ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 as a subgenus in ''

Calliostoma ''Calliostoma'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs within the family Calliostomatidae, the Calliostoma top snails. Previously this genus was placed within the family Tro ...

'' Swainson, 1840 and in ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855

Species

Species within the genus ''Astele'' include: * ''

Astele allanae ''Astele allanae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. It was named in honour of Joyce Allan. Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus ''Astele (Coralastele)'' Description The height of ...

'' (Iredale, 1930) * ''

Astele armillata ''Astele armillata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele armillata'' (Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...

'' (Wood, 1828) * †''

Astele boileaui ''Astele boileaui'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This clas ...

'' Marwick, 1931 * ''

Astele bularra ''Astele bularra'', common name the ''necklace top shell'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetig ...

'' Garrard, 1961 * ''

Astele ciliaris ''Astele ciliaris'', common name the keeled Australian top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele ciliaris'' (Menke, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Menke, 1843) * ''

Astele monile ''Astele monile'', common name the Australian necklace, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus ''Astele (Astele)'' Description The size of the shell ...

'' (Reeve, 1863) * ''

Astele multigrana ''Astele multigrana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele multigrana'' (Dunker, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies ...

'' (Dunker, 1871) * ''

Astele pulcherrima ''Coralastele pulcherrima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calli ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1914) * ''

Astele punctocostata ''Astele punctocostata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele punctocostata'' (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * '' Astele rubiginosa'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * ''

Astele scitula ''Astele scitula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele scitula'' (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...

'' (A. Adams, 1854) * ''

Astele similaris ''Astele similaris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele similaris'' (Reeve, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marin ...

'' (Reeve, 1863) * ''

Astele speciosa ''Astele speciosa'', common name the beautiful top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele speciosa'' (A. Adams in H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: W ...

'' (A. Adams in H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854) * ''

Astele stenomphala ''Astele stenomphala'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele stenomphala'' E. A. Smith, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...

'' E. A. Smith, 1898 * ''

Astele subcarinata ''Astele subcarinata'', common name the subcarinate top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Astele subcarinata'' Swainson, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Swainson, 1854) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Astele bilix'' Hedley, 1905: synonym of ''

Calliobasis bilix ''Calliobasis bilix'', common name the balanced top shell, is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.WoRMS (2013). ''Calliobasis bilix'' (Hedley, 1905). Retrieved through: World R ...

'' (Hedley, 1905) * ''Astele calliston'' Verco, 1905: synonym of ''

Callistele calliston ''Callistele calliston'', common name the beautiful top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae (unassigned to a subfamily).Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Callistele calliston'' (Verco, 1905). Accessed through ...

'' (Verco, 1905) * ''Astele ciliare'' ic synonym of ''Astele ciliaris'' (Menke, 1843) * ''Astele multigranum'' ic synonym of ''Astele multigrana'' (Dunker, 1871) * ''Astele nobilis'' Hirase, 1922: synonym of '' Calliostoma nobile'' (Hirase, 1922)

References

External links

* Calliostomatidae {{Calliostomatidae-stub