Phasianella_australis

<i>Phasianella australis</i>

Phasianella australis

Species of gastropod

Phasianella australis, common names the Australian pheasant, painted lady, and pheasant snail, is a medium-sized to large species of sea snail with a calcareous operculum and a colorfully patterned shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae.

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Description

This is the largest shell in the genus Phasianella, with its height varying between 40 mm and 100 mm. The rather thin shell is elongated and has a pointed-ovate shape. The conical spire is elevated. The shell contains 7-8 somewhat convex whorls. These are slightly flattened below the sutures. The long-ovate aperture is somewhat pyriform and forms usually less than half the total length of shell. The outer lip is thin. The columella shows more or less a white shining callus. The surface of the shell is variously longitudinally clouded and transversely articulated with red and purple olive on a polished flesh-colored, cream or white ground. The color pattern is extremely variable.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia and Tasmania.

References

  1. [1]
    G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn
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