Bellastraea squamifera

Bellastraea squamifera, the scaly star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.^[1]

Bellastraea squamifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Turbinidae
Genus:	Bellastraea
Species:	B. squamifera
Binomial name
Bellastraea squamifera (Iredale, 1924)
Synonyms
Astraea kesteveni T. Iredale, 1924 Astralium fimbriatum Tryon, 1888 Bellastraea kesteveni (T. Iredale, 1924) Calcar fimbriatum Kiener & Fischer, 1880 Carinidea fimbriata Swainson, 1854 Trochus fimbriatus Lamarck, 1822 Trochus squamiferus Koch in Philippi, 1844 (basionym)

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.

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