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Astralium asteriscus Asterisk Star

Astralium asteriscus is commonly referred to as Asterisk Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Ilze Keevy, Australien

Astralium asteriscus,Port Hedland, Australia 2024


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lexID:
17648 
AphiaID:
581741 
Scientific:
Astralium asteriscus 
German:
Sternschnecke 
English:
Asterisk Star 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Astralium (Genus) > asteriscus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Reeve, ), 1842 
Occurrence:
Australia, New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Ocean beach, Seashore 
Size:
1.18" - 2.36" (3,0cm - 6,5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Deposit feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Astralium asteriscum
  • Astralium calcar
    Sternschnecke
  • Astralium confragosum
  • Astralium danieli
  • Astralium haematragum
  • Astralium heimburgi
  • Astralium lapillus
  • Astralium latispina
  • Astralium milloni
  • Astralium nakamineae
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-12 14:10:58 

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Astralium asteriscus (Reeve, 1842)

This species have a blue operculum. It is a alagae grazer and deposid feeder.

Synonymised names
Trochus asteriscus Reeve, 1842 · unaccepted (original combination)

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Astralium asteriscus,Port Hedland WA, Australia 2024

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