Asterophila Explained

Asterophila is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.^[1]

Species

There are three known species within the Asterophila genus of gastropods. These include the following:

• Asterophila japonica (Randall & Heath, 1912)
• Asterophila perknasteri (Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994)
• Asterophila rathbunasteri (Warén, in Warén & Lewis, 1994)

References

• Warén A. & Lewis L.M. (1994) Two new species of eulimid gastropods endoparasitic in asteroids. The Veliger 37(4):325-335.

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Randall & Heath, 1912. Warén A. & Lewis L.M. (1994) Two 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=196954 on 2013-02-11.