Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Full reference: H. S. Ladd. 1966. Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531:1-98
Belongs to Astraea (Astralium) according to H. S. Ladd 1966
Sister taxa: Astraea (Astralium) basalis, Astraea (Astralium) polkensis, Astraea (Astralium) rhodostomus, Astraea (Astralium) waluensis, Astralium aquitanicum, Astralium calcar, Astralium confragosum, Astralium dalli, Astralium fistula, Astralium infracarinatum, Astralium phoebium, Astralium turritum, Autralium squamiferum, Bellastraea kesteveni
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at F-1 (700-800 ft), Eniwetok Atol (Miocene of Marshall Islands)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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