Astraea (Vitiastraea) Ladd 1966 (snail)

Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae

Full reference: H. S. Ladd. 1966. Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531:1-98

Parent taxon: Astraea according to H. S. Ladd 1966

Sister taxa: Astraea (Astraea), Astraea (Australium), Astraea (Liotiastralium), Astraea (Megastraea), Astraea (Pomaulax), Astraea (Uvanilla), Astraea antiguensis, Astraea barbadensis, Astraea cadomensis, Astraea calcar, Astraea cellulosa, Astraea costata, Astraea cylindrica, Astraea megalaxona, Astraea rhodostoma, Astraea stellare, Astraea tentoriiformis, Astraea tenuis

Subtaxa: Astraea (Vitiastraea) holmesi

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Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Station 160, Walu Bay, Viti Levu (Miocene of Fiji)

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