Phasianella ventricosa
Species of gastropod
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Phasianella ventricosa, common name the swollen pheasant shell or common pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.[1]
| Phasianella ventricosa | |
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| A shell of Phasianella ventricosa from Australia on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Phasianellidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianellinae |
| Genus: | Phasianella |
| Species: | P. entricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phasianella entricosa W. A. Swainson, 1822 | |
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Description
The shell of an adult Phasianella ventricosa can be as long as 20–45 millimetres (0.79–1.77 in). It is a medium weight shell, with rounded whorls. The surface is smooth and glossy. The basic coloration is brick-red with fawn or cream axial streaks and alternating brown and white spiral lines.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia, from New South Wales to Western Australia and Tasmania. It lives on kelp and under rocks on reefs at depths of about 10 m.
