Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Oxystele sinensis | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Trochidae Rank Species | |
Similar Oxystele tigrina, Oxystele variegata, Turbo cidaris, Notogibbula, Phorcus atratus | ||
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.
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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
Oxystele sinensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA