Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Alternative combination: Astralium brevispinum basalis
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309
Belongs to Astraea (Astralium) according to Petuch 1994
Sister taxa: Astraea (Astralium) eniwetokensis, Astraea (Astralium) polkensis, Astraea (Astralium) rhodostomus, Astraea (Astralium) waluensis, Astralium aquitanicum, Astralium calcar, Astralium confragosum, Astralium dalli, Astralium fistula, Astralium granulato, Astralium infracarinatum, Astralium phoebium, Astralium turritum, Autralium squamiferum, Bellastraea kesteveni
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Old Man Sam Creek (Pliocene of Costa Rica)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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