Oxystele variegata
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Oxystele variegata | |
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Oxystele variegata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Oxystele |
Species: | O. variegata |
Binomial name | |
Oxystele variegata (Anton, 1839) | |
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Oxystele variegata, common name the variegated topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, from Namibia to North Transkei.
References[edit]
- ^ Oxystele variegata (Anton, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2012.
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 24
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.
- Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474–483.
External links[edit]
- "Oxystele variegata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca; Annals of The South African Museum vol. 47; 1963