''Astelena'' is a

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

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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 ...

within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.WoRMS (2012). ''Astelena''. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465577 on 2012-12-07

Notes

Additional information regarding this genus: * : Some authors use ''Astelena'' Iredale, 1924 as a subgenus in ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 or ''Calliostoma (Astelena)'' Iredale, T., 1924

Species

* ''Astelena multigranum'' (Dunker, R.W., 1871): synonym of ''

Astele multigranus ''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) * ''Astelena scitulum'' ''(Adams, A. in Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1854)'': synonym of ''

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)

References

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Calliostomatidae {{Calliostomatidae-stub