Oxystele sinensis
Oxystele sinensis, common name the pink-lipped topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Oxystele |
| Species: | O. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) [1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 51 mm.
Ecology
Especially small individuals of this species that live in the intertidal zone are predated upon by rock lobsters. Larger individuals largely escape this predator by migrating to deeper waters, where they find a size refuge.[3]
References
- Gmelin, Syst. Nat., xiii, p. 3583.
- Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- van Zyl, R.F.; Mayfield, S.; Pulfrich, A.; Griffiths, C.L. (1998). "Predation by West Coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) on two species of winkle (Oxystele sinensis and Turbo cidaris)". South African Journal of Zoology. 33 (4): 203–209. doi:10.1080/02541858.1998.11448473.
- Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca; Annals of The South African Museum vol. 47; 1963
- Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) The phylogeny and taxonomy of austral monodontine topshells (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), inferred from DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 474–483
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