Pagodatrochus variabilis
| Pagodatrochus variabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontidae |
| Genus: | Pagodatrochus |
| Species: | P. variabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pagodatrochus variabilis (H. Adams, 1873) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pagodatrochus variabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.[2][3][4]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the western Indian Ocean.
References
- ↑ Adams, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 207, t. 23, f 10.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Pagodatrochus variabilis (H. Adams, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567700 on 2013-04-14
- ↑ Herbert D.G. (1989). Pagodatrochus, a new genus for Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873 (Gastropoda: Trochidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 55:365-372.
- ↑ Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Pagodatrochus variabilis | |
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| WoRMS | 567700 |
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