No, No Paul, Astralium kesteveni is NOT a synonym of A. squamiferum. The
two are very much alike, but different species clearly separable by their
shells. I can tell you about these differences if you like (need to look
them up first). Besides, their distributions are slightly different as well.
Patty
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