Astraea (Vitiastraea) holmesi 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

Belongs to Astraea (Vitiastraea) according to H. S. Ladd 1966

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 648297, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

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

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