Astralium phoebium

Author
Röding, 1798
Common Names
  • Longspine Starsnail
  • Longspine Star Shell

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
91 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • coral reef
  • herbivore
  • seagrass
References

  • García, E. F. 2000. Surprising new molluscan records for Louisiana and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. American Conchologist 28(3): 5–6.

  • Hicks, D. W., N. C. Barrera, and J. W. Tunnell, Jr. 2001. Ecological distribution of shallow-water Mollusca on the Alacrán Reef, Campeche Bank, Yucatan, Mexico. Texas Conchologist 38(1): 7–30.

  • Lipka, D. A. 1974. Mollusks. Pp. 141–196 in T. J. Bright and L. H. Pequegnat, eds. Biota of the West Flower Garden Bank. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.

  • Rezak, R., T. J. Bright, and D. W. McGrail. 1985. Reefs and Banks of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. John Wiley & Sons, New York. xviii + 259 pp.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-08-2024.

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