The solid, imperforate, acute shell has an elongate-conic shape. It is polished, grayish or pinkish, with a few spiral orange lines, two on the penultimate whorl. The spaces between these lines marked with short white curved lines in pairs, often forming a figure 8 shaped pattern. The about 8 whorls are nearly flat

At a glance

Habitat Lives subtidally amongst seaweed and seagrass
Size The height of the shell varies between 12 mm and 18 mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to Victoria including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to Victoria including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives subtidally amongst seaweed and seagrass
Size
The height of the shell varies between 12 mm and 18 mm
Common Name Necklace Weed Shell
Aliases Beautiful Kelp Shell,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyTrochoidea
FamilyTrochidae
SubfamilyCantharidinae
GenusPhasianotrochus
SpeciesPhasianotrochus bellulus
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