Pythia scarabaeus | |
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Engraving of a live individual of Pythia scarabaeus. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Ellobiida |
Family: | Ellobiidae |
Genus: | Pythia |
Species: | P. scarabaeus |
Binomial name | |
Pythia scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Synonyms | |
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Pythia scarabaeus is a species of air-breathing saltmarsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae. [1]
This salt marsh snail is light brown all over with dark brown to black spots distributed irregularly. variations include a lighter background color.
Pythia scarabaeus is found in the Indo-Pacific range.
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