Phasianotrochus sericinus explained

Phasianotrochus sericinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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.

Distribution

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

References

• 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

• To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
• To World Register of Marine Species
  • http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340

Notes and 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