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Similar Tricolia tenuis, Tricolia speciosa, Tricolia pullus, Phasianella, Tricolia | ||
Tricolia rosea, common name the rosy pheasant, is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.
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Description
The height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 5 mm. The minute shell is thin, shining and has an ovate shape. It has a uniform deep rosy color throughout. The four whorls are somewhat flattened at the upper part, then convex. The columella is white. The edge and the outer lip are stained with a line of dark rose.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania.
References
Tricolia rosea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA