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Mediterranean pheasant shell

Tricolia speciosa

Classification

Phasianella, common name the pheasant shells, is a genus of small sea snails with a calcareous operculum and a colorfully patterned shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phasianellidae. Description The white shell has a bulimiform or subglobose shape. It is polished, without epidermis or nacre, variegated with bright colors.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 39Spain · 9Italy · 2