Phasianotrochus Explained

Phasianotrochus is a genus of sea snails. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[1]

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.^[2]

Distribution

These marine snails are endemic to Australia and can be found off the coast of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Species

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species with names in current use are included within the genus Phasianotrochus^[3]

• Phasianotrochus apicinus (Menke, 1843)
• Phasianotrochus bellulus (Philippi, 1845)
• Phasianotrochus eximius (Perry, 1811)
• Phasianotrochus hirasei (Pilsbry, 1901)
• Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
• Phasianotrochus rutilus (Adams, 1853)
• Phasianotrochus sericinus (Thiele, 1930)

References

• Cotton, B.C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda (page 104), South Australian Government Printer, Adelaide.
• Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962, A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0
• Ludbrook, N.H., 1956, The molluscan fauna of the Pliocene strata underlying the Adelaide Plains. Part III � Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda (Haliotidae to Tornidae), Trans. R. Soc. SA, 79:0-0

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512284 on 2012-12-01
2. https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
3. http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/6572 OBIS : Phasianotrochus