Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Stilifer astericola
Shallow water (less than 200 m depth)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Littorinimorpha
Superfamily
Eulimoidea
Family
Eulimidae
Genus
Stilifer
Species
astericola
Taxon category: Accepted
ANSP: 81943, USNM: 322286, BMNH: 1979233 (probable syntypes) ?; type locality: Galapagos
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Broderip, W.J. (1832-33) In Broderip, W.J. & Sowerby, G.B.: Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1832): 25-33 (Apr. 21, 1832), 50-61 (June 5, 1832), 104-108 (July 31, 1832), 124-126 (Aug. 14, 1832), 173-179 (Jan. 14, 1833), 194-202 (Mar. 13, 1833).
- Finet, Y. (1991) The Marine Mollusks of the Galapagos Islands. In: Galápagos Marine Invertebrate. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press. New York and London, p. 253-280.
- Finet, Y. (2001) The marine mollusks of the Galapagos Islands: a documented faunal list. Editions du Muséum d' Histoire naturelle, Genève, 237 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Stilifer astericola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10371. Accessed 31 October 2026.