Astraea (gastropod)

Astraea
Temporal range: Paleocene - Recent
a shell of Astraea heliotropium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Astraea
Röding, 1798[1]
Type species
Trochus imperialis Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[2]
  • Astrea Link, 1807 (misspelling)
  • Canthorbis Swainson, 1840
  • Imperator Montfort, 1810
Fossil Astraea rugosa with signs of crab predation; Pliocene of Cyprus.
Fossil shell of Astraea fimbriata from Pliocene of Italy.

Astraea is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]

Etymology

The Latin genus Astraea means star, with reference to the star-shape of these snails, also commonly called star shells.[3]

Description

Shells of species within this genus can reach a size of about 60 millimetres (2.4 in). They have the appearance of a smooth conical shell. The outer edges of the coiled whorls are quite flattened, with prominent axial sculpture . Below widely it is umbilicate and concave. [3]

Species

Extant species within this genus include:[4]

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 61.7 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the sediments of Europe, Australia, United States, Japan, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.[5]

Extinct species

Extinct species within this genus include:[5]


Species brought into synonymy
  • Astraea americana (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Astraea andersoni (Smith, 1902): synonym of Bolma andersoni (Smith, 1902)
  • Astraea babelis (P. Fischer, 1874): synonym of Uvanilla babelis (P. Fischer, 1874)
  • Astraea brevispina (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Lithopoma brevispina (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Astraea buschii (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Uvanilla buschii (Philippi, 1844)
  • Astraea calcar (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Astralium calcar (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Astraea cookii (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Astraea cubanum Philippi, 1849: synonym of [Lithopoma tectum]] (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Astraea danieli Alf & Kreipl, 2006: synonym of Astralium danieli (Alf & Kreipl, 2006)
  • Astraea dominicana A. H. Verrill, 1950: synonym of Lithopoma tuber (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Astraea gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Bolma bathyraphis (E. A. Smith, 1899)
  • Astraea heimburgi (Dunker, 1882): synonym of Astralium heimburgi (Dunker, 1882)
  • Astraea hokianga Laws, 1948: synonym of Bembicium hokianga (Laws, 1948)
  • Astraea imbricatum Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Astraea jacquelineae Marche-Marchad, 1957: synonym of Bolma jacquelineae (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
  • Astraea johnstoni (Odhner, 1923): synonym of Bolma johnstoni (Odhner, 1923)
  • Astraea lapidifera Röding, 1798: synonym of Xenophora (Xenophora) conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
  • Astraea latispina (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Astralium latispina (Philippi, 1844)
  • Astraea longispina Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Lithopoma phoebium longispina (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Astraea milloni B. Salvat, F. Salvat & Richard, 1973: synonym of Astralium milloni (B. Salvat, F. Salvat & Richard, 1973)
  • Astraea olfersii (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Astraea olivacea (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of Uvanilla olivacea (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Astraea papillatum Potiez & Michaud, 1838: synonym of Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Astraea persica Dall, 1907: synonym of Bolma persica (Dall, 1907)
  • Astraea petrothauma Berry, 1940: synonym of Megastraea turbanica'' (Dall, 1910)
  • Astraea phoebia Röding, 1798: synonym of Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798)
  • Astraea polaris Röding, 1798: synonym of Stellaria solaris (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Astraea rhodostoma Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Astralium rhodostomum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Astraea rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Astraea rupicollina Stohler, 1959: synonym of Megastraea turbanica (Dall, 1910)
  • Astraea semicostata (Kiener, 1850): synonym of Astralium semicostatum (Kiener, 1850)
  • Astraea sirius Hedley, C., 1923: synonym of Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845)
  • Astraea spirata (Dall, 1911): synonym of Pomaulax spiratus (Dall, 1911)
  • Astraea sulcata (Martyn, 1784): synonym of Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Astraea tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880): synonym of Bolma tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880)
  • Astraea tectum Lightfoot, 1786: synonym of Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot, 1786)
  • Astraea tuber (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Lithopoma tuber (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Astraea tuberosum: synonym of Astralium rhodostomum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Astraea undosa (Wood, 1828): synonym for Lithopoma undosum (Wood, 1828)
  • Astraea unguis (Wood, 1828): synonym of Uvanilla unguis (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Astraea venezuelensis Flores & Caceres, 1984: synonym of Lithopoma tuber (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. ↑ Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens conchylia sive testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. pp. [1-3], [1-8], 1-199. Hamburg. page 79.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Astraea Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206461 on 2012-03-15
  3. 1 2 Reefkeeping
  4. ↑ "World Register of Marine Species". Astraea Röding, 1798. 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 Fossilworks
  6. ↑ Fossile

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