Phasianotrochus sericinus

Phasianotrochus sericinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Phasianotrochus sericinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Phasianotrochus
Species:
P. sericinus
Binomial name
Phasianotrochus sericinus
(Thiele, 1930)
Synonyms

Cantharidus sericinus Thiele, 1930

Description

The 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

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.

References

  1. 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
  • 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
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