Astraea (Turbinidae)

Astraea heliotropium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trochoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Vetigastropoda Ordo: Trochida Superfamilia: Trochoidea

Familia: Turbinidae
Subfamilia: Turbininae
Genus: Astraea
Species: A. heliotropium

Name

Astraea Röding, 1798: 79

• Type species: Trochus imperialis Gmelin, 1791 = Astraea heliotropium (Martyn, 1784) (type by subsequent designation)

Synonymy

• Astraea (Vitiastraea) Ladd, 1966 † · alternative representation
• Astralium (Imperator) Montfort, 1810
• Canthorbis Swainson, 1840
• Imperator Montfort, 1810

References

Primary references

• Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp. BHL. Reference page. 

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