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Astele

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Astele
Drawing of a shell of Astele armillata
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Astele

Swainson, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Callistele Cotton & Godfrey, 1935
  • Coralastele Iredale, 1930
  • Eutrochus A. Adams, 1864
  • Salsipotens Iredale, 1924

Astele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Some authors use Astele Swainson, 1855 as a subgenus in Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 and in Astele Swainson, 1855

Species

Species within the genus Astele include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Astele bilix Hedley, 1905: synonym of Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)
  • Astele calliston Verco, 1905: synonym of Callistele calliston (Verco, 1905)
  • Astele ciliare [sic]: synonym of Astele ciliaris (Menke, 1843)
  • Astele multigranum [sic]: synonym of Astele multigrana (Dunker, 1871)
  • Astele nobilis Hirase, 1922: synonym of Calliostoma nobile (Hirase, 1922)

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