Astele ciliaris, common name the keeled Australian top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
Additional information regarding this species:[2]
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm. The imperforate shell has a pyramidal shape. It is fulvous, with red spots along the suture. It is transversely striate, decussated by very delicate striae. The base of the shell is plane. The flat whorls are margined below and ciliate-fimbriate above. The aperture ovate-lanceolate. The outer lip is callous-margined inside.[3]
This marine species occurs off Western Australia.
Astele ciliaris, common name the keeled Australian top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Astele ciliaris is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Calliostomatidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1843 door Menke.
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