Phasianella nivosa
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| Phasianella nivosa | |
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| Two views of a shell of Phasianella nivosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Genus: | Phasianella |
| Species: | P. nivosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phasianella nivosa Reeve, 1862 | |
Phasianella nivosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]
The shell grows to a height of 2 cm. The spire attains a moderate height with rounded whorls. The color of the shell has a pale to dark background with lighter, thick for thin, broken bands.