Phasianella nivosa

Phasianella nivosa
Two views of a shell of Phasianella nivosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Phasianelloidea
Family: Phasianellidae
Genus: Phasianella
Species: P. nivosa
Binomial name
Phasianella nivosa
Reeve, 1862

Phasianella nivosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 2 cm. The spire attains a moderate height with rounded whorls. The color of the shell ihas a pale to dark background with lighter, thick for thin, broken bands.

Habitat

This species is found on algae in the eulittoral zone.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Madagascar.

References

  1. Phasianella nivosa Reeve, 1862.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.


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