Pythia scarabaeus

Pythia scarabaeus
Engraving of a live individual of Pythia scarabaeus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Ellobiida
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Pythia
Species:	P. scarabaeus
Binomial name
Pythia scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Helix scarabaeusLinnaeus, 1758 (original combination) Pythia argenvilleiL. Pfeiffer, 1853 Pythia helicinaRöding, 1798 Scarabus imbriumMontfort, 1810

Pythia scarabaeus is a species of air-breathing saltmarsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae. ^[1]

Two shells of Pythia scarabaeus

Appearance

This salt marsh snail is light brown all over with dark brown to black spots distributed irregularly. variations include a lighter background color.

Locality

Pythia scarabaeus is found in the Indo-Pacific range.

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Pythia scarabaeus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707659 on 2015-02-07

• Smith B.J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 8. xii + 405 pp.
• Groh K. (2010). [in G. Poppe, ed.] Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 3: 446-457. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.