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Bellastraea squamifera

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Scientific name
  
Bellastraea kesteveni

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Species

Bellastraea squamifera

Similar
  
Lithopoma brevispina, Astralium stellare, Lithopoma caelatum, Astralium latispina, Lithopoma americanum

Bellastraea squamifera, the scaly star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

References

Bellastraea squamifera Wikipedia


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