This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (June 2020) |
The pink-lipped topshell (Oxystele sinensis) also known as the rosy-base topsnail,[3] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
| Oxystele sinensis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Oxystele |
| Species: | O. sinensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Oxystele sinensis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Description
editThe pink-lipped topshell has monomorphic purplish-black shell with a crimson inner lip.[4] The shell in adults is between 18 mm and 51 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2014) |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs from False Bay to South Transkei near the Mbashe River, South Africa.[5][6]
Ecology
editEspecially small individuals of this species that live in the intertidal zone are predated upon by rock lobsters. Larger individuals largely escape this predator by migrating to deeper waters, where they find a size refuge.[5]
References
edit- ^ Gmelin, Syst. Nat., xiii, p. 3583.
- ^ a b Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Heller, J.; Dempster, Y. (1991). "Detection of two coexisting species of Oxystele (Gastropoda: Trochidae) by morphological and electrophoretic analyses". Journal of Zoology. 223 (3): 395–418. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb04773.x.
- ^ a b van Zyl, R.F.; Mayfield, S.; Pulfrich, A.; Griffiths, C.L. (1998). "Predation by West Coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) on two species of winkle (Oxystele sinensis and Turbo cidaris)". South African Journal of Zoology. 33 (4): 203–209. doi:10.1080/02541858.1998.11448473.
- ^ Herbert, D. G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). p. 1.
External links
edit- "Oxystele sinensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
 | This Trochidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |