Oxystele variegata

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Oxystele variegata
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Oxystele variegata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Oxystele
Species:
O. variegata
Binomial name
Oxystele variegata
(Anton, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Diloma variegata(Anton, 1838)
  • Oxystele imperviusMenke, Schwarz, 1910
  • Oxystele sagittiferaLamarck, Smith, 1903
  • Oxystele sagittifera var. rufanensisTurton, 1932
  • Oxystele tabularis var. pulchraTurton, 1932
  • Trochus imperviusMenke, 1843
  • Trochus indecorusPhilippi, 1844
  • Trochus variegatusAnton, 1839 (original description)

Oxystele variegata, common name the variegated topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, from Namibia to North Transkei.

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