Biology:Pythia scarabaeus

Short description: Species of gastropod

Pythia scarabaeus
Engraving of a live individual of Pythia scarabaeus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata
Superfamily:	Ellobioidea
Family:	Ellobiidae
Subfamily:	Pythiinae
Genus:	Pythia
Species:	P. scarabaeus
Binomial name
Pythia scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Helix scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination) Pythia argenvillei L. Pfeiffer, 1853 Pythia helicina Röding, 1798 Scarabus imbrium Montfort, 1810

Pythia scarabaeus is a species of air-breathing saltmarsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.

Two shells of Pythia scarabaeus

Appearance

This salt marsh snail is light brown all over with dark brown to black spots distributed irregularly. variations include a lighter background color.

Locality

Pythia scarabaeus is found in the Indo-Pacific range.

References

• Smith B.J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 8. xii + 405 pp.
• Groh K. (2010). [in G. Poppe, ed.] Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 3: 446-457. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.

Wikidata ☰ Q3074093 entry