Oxystele antoni
Species of gastropod
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Oxystele antoni, common name the variegated topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Oxystele |
| Species: | O. antoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxystele antoni D. G. Herbert, 2015 | |
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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.
