Biology:Oxystele variegata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Oxystele |
| Species: | O. variegata
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| 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
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa , from Namibia to North Transkei.
References
- ↑ 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
- "Oxystele variegata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_15995.shtml.
- Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca; Annals of The South African Museum vol. 47; 1963
Wikidata ☰ Q7116167 entry
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