''Astralium milloni'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Astralium milloni'' (B. Salvat, F. Salvat & Richard, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581749 on 2012-09-01][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.]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean. The
holotype was found off
French Polynesia
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References
* Salvat B., Salvat F. & Richard G. , 1973. Astraea (Celcar) milloni sp. n. (Archaeogastropoda, Turbinidae) de Rapa (Australes) Polynésie française. Cahiers du Pacifique 17: 245-252
External links
GenBank (11 nucleotides; 8 proteins)World Register of Marine Species
milloni
Gastropods described in 1973
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