Phasianotrochus apicinus

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Phasianotrochus apicinus
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Apertural view of a shell of Phasianotrochus apicinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Phasianotrochus
Species:
P. apicinus
Binomial name
Phasianotrochus apicinus
(Menke, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Cantharidea ornatusTenison-Woods, J.E. 1876
  • Cantharidus (Phasianotrochus) apicinusPilsbry, H.A. 1889
  • Elenchus apicinusAngas, G.F. 1867
  • Monodonta apicinusMenke, C.T. 1843 (original description)
  • Trochus apicinusPhilippi, R.A. 1850

Phasianotrochus apicinus, common name the pointed kelp shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 20 mm. The imperforate, solid, smooth shell has an elongated conical shape. It is shining, grayish, or brownish-yellow, with numerous narrow, fine, crowded, obliquely longitudinal red lines. These are often hard to perceive on account of the golden and violet iridescence. The whole surface is microscopically spirally striate. The striae are coarser on the base. The 8 to 9 whorls are nearly flat. The upper whorls are pink. The acute spire is turreted, and straight sided. The sutures are linear, sometimes with a white margin. The body whorl is rounded at the periphery. The oval aperture is slightly exceeding one-third the total length of the shell. It is smooth and not sulcate. It is beautifully iridescent within. The columella has a subacute tooth below the middle. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in the shallow subtidal zones off Victoria, Southern Australia, Western Australia and the north coast of Tasmania

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References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Phasianotrochus apicinus (Menke, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719244 on 2014-02-13
  2. ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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