Astele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.
Some authors use Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small> as a subgenus in Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small> and in Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small>
Species
Species within the genus Astele include:
- Astele allanae <small>(Iredale, 1930)</small>
- Astele armillata <small>(Wood, 1828)</small>
- â Astele boileaui <small>Marwick, 1931</small>
- Astele bularra <small>Garrard, 1961</small>
- Astele ciliaris <small>(Menke, 1843)</small>
- Astele monile <small>(Reeve, 1863)</small>
- Astele multigrana <small>(Dunker, 1871)</small>
- Astele pulcherrima <small>(Sowerby III, 1914)</small>
- Astele punctocostata <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Astele rubiginosa <small>(Valenciennes, 1846)</small>
- Astele scitula <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>
- Astele similaris <small>(Reeve, 1863)</small>
- Astele speciosa <small>(A. Adams in H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)</small>
- Astele stenomphala <small>E. A. Smith, 1898</small>
- Astele subcarinata <small>(Swainson, 1854)</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Astele bilix <small>Hedley, 1905</small>: synonym of Calliobasis bilix <small>(Hedley, 1905)</small>
- Astele calliston <small>Verco, 1905</small>: synonym of Callistele calliston <small>(Verco, 1905)</small>
- Astele ciliare [sic]: synonym of Astele ciliaris <small>(Menke, 1843)</small>
- Astele multigranum [sic]: synonym of Astele multigrana <small>(Dunker, 1871)</small>
- Astele nobilis <small>Hirase, 1922</small>: synonym of Calliostoma nobile <small>(Hirase, 1922)</small>
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