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Pagodatrochus variabilis (H. Adams 1873)

Pagodatrochus variabilis

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Pagodatrochus variabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.[2][3][4]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the western Indian Ocean.

References

  1. ^ Adams, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 207, t. 23, f 10.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Pagodatrochus variabilis (H. Adams, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567700 on 2013-04-14
  3. ^ Herbert D.G. (1989). Pagodatrochus, a new genus for Minolia variabilis H. Adams, 1873 (Gastropoda: Trochidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 55:365-372.
  4. ^ Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.

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Pagodatrochus variabilis: Brief Summary

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Pagodatrochus variabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.

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