WoRMS taxon details
Astraea Röding, 1798
206461 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206461)
accepted
Genus
Trochus imperialis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Astraea heliotropium (Martyn, 1784) (type by subsequent designation)
Astraea (Astraea) Röding, 1798 · alternative representation
Astraea (Liotiastralium) Weisbord, 1962 † · alternative representation
Astraea (Vitiastraea) Ladd, 1966 † · alternative representation
Astralium (Imperator) Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astrea [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Canthorbis Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Imperator Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
- Species Astraea heliotropium (Martyn, 1784)
- Species Astraea aspinosa Nowell-Usticke, 1971 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subgenus Astraea (Astralium) Link, 1807 accepted as Astralium Link, 1807 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Astraea (Astralium) danieli Alf & Kreipl, 2006 accepted as Astralium danieli (Alf & Kreipl, 2006)
- Subgenus Astraea (Bellastraea) Iredale, 1924 accepted as Bellastraea Iredale, 1924 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Astraea (Bolma) Risso, 1826 accepted as Bolma Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Astraea (Calcar) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Astralium Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Astraea (Cyclocantha) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Astralium Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Astraea (Lithopoma) J. E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Lithopoma J. E. Gray, 1850 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Astraea (Lithopoma) americana (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Astraea (Megastraea) J. H. McLean, 1970 accepted as Megastraea J. H. McLean, 1970 (original rank)
- Subgenus Astraea (Pachypoma) J. E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Lithopoma J. E. Gray, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Pachypoma) barbarensis Dall, 1919 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Astraea (Pachypoma) inaequalis (Dall, 1909) accepted as Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Subgenus Astraea (Pomaulax) J. E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Pomaulax J. E. Gray, 1850 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Astraea (Uvanilla) J. E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Uvanilla J. E. Gray, 1850 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Astraea (Uvanilla) rupicollina Stohler, 1959 accepted as Megastraea rupicollina (Stohler, 1959) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea americana (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Astraea babelis (P. Fischer, 1874) accepted as Uvanilla babelis (P. Fischer, 1874)
- Species Astraea brevispina (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Lithopoma brevispina (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea buschii (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Uvanilla buschii (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea caelata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Lithopoma caelatum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Astraea calcar (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Astralium calcar (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Astraea cookii (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Cookia sulcata ([Lightfoot], 1786) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea danieli Alf & Kreipl, 2006 accepted as Astralium danieli (Alf & Kreipl, 2006) (original combination)
- Species Astraea gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Bolma bathyrhaphis (E. A. Smith, 1899)
- Species Astraea guadalupeana S. S. Berry, 1957 accepted as Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea heimburgi (Dunker, 1882) accepted as Astralium heimburgi (Dunker, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea hokianga Laws, 1948 accepted as Bembicium hokianga (Laws, 1948) †
- Species Astraea imbricata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Lithopoma tectum ([Lightfoot], 1786)
- Species Astraea jacquelineae Marche-Marchad, 1957 accepted as Bolma jacquelineae (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
- Species Astraea johnsoni (Odhner, 1923) accepted as Bolma johnsoni (Odhner, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea lapidifera Röding, 1798 accepted as Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780) (synonym)
- Species Astraea latispina (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Astralium latispina (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea olfersii (R. A. Philippi, 1850) accepted as Lithopoma tectum ([Lightfoot], 1786)
- Species Astraea olivacea (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Uvanilla olivacea (W. Wood, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea persica Dall, 1907 accepted as Bolma persica (Dall, 1907) (original combination)
- Species Astraea phoebia Röding, 1798 accepted as Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea polaris Röding, 1798 accepted as Stellaria solaris (Linnaeus, 1764) (synonym)
- Species Astraea rhodostoma (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Astralium rhodostomum (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Astraea rupicollina Stohler, 1959 accepted as Megastraea rupicollina (Stohler, 1959) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea ruthi A. H. Verrill, 1948 accepted as Astralium phoebium (Röding, 1798) accepted as Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea semicostata (Kiener, 1850) accepted as Astralium semicostatum (Kiener, 1850)
- Species Astraea spirata (Dall, 1911) accepted as Pomaulax spiratus (Dall, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Astraea sulcata (Martyn, 1784) accepted as Cookia sulcata ([Lightfoot], 1786) (officially rejected name)
- Species Astraea tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880) accepted as Bolma tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880)
- Species Astraea tentorium Thiele, 1930 accepted as Astralium tentorium (Thiele, 1930) (original combination)
- Species Astraea tuberosa (R. A. Philippi, 1843) accepted as Lithopoma tectum ([Lightfoot], 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea turbanica (Dall, 1910) accepted as Megastraea turbanica (Dall, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea undosa (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Megastraea undosa (W. Wood, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea unguis (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Uvanilla unguis (W. Wood, 1828)
- Subgenus Astraea (Astraea) Röding, 1798 represented as Astraea Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 79 [details]
page(s): 79 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Astraea Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206461 on 2026-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Imperator Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]
original description (of Canthorbis Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
original description (of Astraea (Vitiastraea) Ladd, 1966 †) Ladd, H. S. (1966). Chitons and gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. <em>Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 531: ii + 98 pp., 16 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp531
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Astraea (Liotiastralium) Weisbord, 1962 †) Weisbord, N. E. (1962). Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 42(193): 1-672, 48 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10646229
page(s): 95 [details]
basis of record Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592., available online at http://, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00854.x [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Imperator Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]
original description (of Canthorbis Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
original description (of Astraea (Vitiastraea) Ladd, 1966 †) Ladd, H. S. (1966). Chitons and gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. <em>Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 531: ii + 98 pp., 16 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp531
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Astraea (Liotiastralium) Weisbord, 1962 †) Weisbord, N. E. (1962). Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 42(193): 1-672, 48 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10646229
page(s): 95 [details]
basis of record Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592., available online at http://, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00854.x [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Korobkov I.A. (1955). <i>Spravochnik i metodicheskoe rukovodstvo po tretichnym molliuskam. Briukhonogie.</i> [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs. Gastropoda]. <em>Leningrad: Gostoptekhizdat.</em> 795 pp.
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astraea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astraea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrea) (from synonym Astrea [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Imperator) (from synonym Imperator Montfort, 1810)
To Genbank (from synonym Imperator Montfort, 1810)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astraea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrea) (from synonym Astrea [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Imperator) (from synonym Imperator Montfort, 1810)
To Genbank (from synonym Imperator Montfort, 1810)
