Phasianotrochus

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Phasianotrochus
Phasianotrochus bellulus 001.jpg
Dorsal view of a shell of Phasianotrochus bellulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Phasianotrochus
Fischer, 1885 [1]
Type species
Cantharidus badius
Wood, 1828
Synonyms

ElenchusH. and A. Adams not Elenchus (Humph.) Swainson

Contents

Phasianotrochus is a genus of sea snails. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [2]

Description

The elongated, ovate-pointed shell is thick, solid, polished. The ovate aperture is longer than broad. The columella is arcuate, bearing usually a tooth-like projection in the middle. [3]

Distribution

These marine snails are endemic to Australia and can be found off the coast of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Species

Phasianotrochus bellulus, apertural view Phasianotrochus bellulus 002.jpg
Phasianotrochus bellulus, apertural view

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species with names in current use are included within the genus Phasianotrochus [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Fischer, 1885, Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, (9): 819
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512284 on 2012-12-01
  3. ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  4. ↑ OBIS : Phasianotrochus
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