Phasianotrochus sericinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Phasianotrochus sericinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Phasianotrochus |
| Species: | P. sericinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phasianotrochus sericinus (Thiele, 1930)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cantharidus sericinus Thiele, 1930 | |
Description
editThe 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.
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
References
edit- ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Phasianotrochus sericinus (Thiele, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720362 on 2014-02-14
- Thiele, J. 1930. Gastropoda und Bivalvia. pp. 561–596 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5.
- Ponder, W.F. 1978. The unfigured Mollusca of J. Thiele. 1930 published in Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 423-441
External links
edit- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Phasianotrochus rutilus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340