Oxystele sinensis
| Oxystele sinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Oxystele |
| Species: | O. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oxystele sinensis, common name the pink-lipped topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 51 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off False Bay to South Transkei, South Africa
References
- ↑ Gmelin, Syst. Nat., xiii, p. 3583.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca; Annals of The South African Museum vol. 47; 1963
- 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