Astele Swainson 1855 (top snail)
Gastropoda - Trochoidea - Trochidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 8571
Parent taxon: Calliostomatinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Benthastelena, Calliostoma, Dentistyla, Fautrix, Metaconulus, Ozodochilus
Subtaxa: Astele (Astelena), Astele (Callistele), Astele (Coralastele), Astele bularra, Astele subcarinata
Ecology: epifaunal grazer