Stilifer astericola
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| Stilifer astericola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Stilifer |
| Species: | S. astericola |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilifer astericola | |
Stilifer astericola is a parasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the taxonomic family Eulimidae. It is the type species of the genus Stilifer.[1]
The species was discovered in the Malay Archipelago by Hugh Cuming. It was found burrowing in different parts of the oral disc of Heliaster cumingi.[2][3][4]