Asterophila rathbunasteri
Asterophila rathbunasteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of three known species within the genus Asterophila; the other congeneric species are Asterophila japonica and Asterophila perknasteri.[1]
| Asterophila rathbunasteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Asterophila |
| Species: | A. rathbunasteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Asterophila rathbunasteri Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994 | |
References
- Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994. Warén A. & Lewis L.M. (1994) Tho new species of eulimid gastropods endoparasitic in asteroids. The Veliger 37(4):325-335. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536280 on 2013-02-11.
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