Phasianotrochus is a genus of sea snails. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512284 on 2012-12-01
Description The elongated, ovate-pointed shell is thick, solid, polished. The ovate aperture is longer than broad. The columella is arcuate, bearing usually a tooth-like projection in the middle.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Distribution These marine snails are endemic to Australia and can be found off the coast of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Species
According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database, the following species with names in current use are included within the genus PhasianotrochusOBIS : Phasianotrochus Phasianotrochus apicinus (Menke, 1843) Phasianotrochus bellulus (Philippi, 1845) Phasianotrochus eximius (Perry, 1811) Phasianotrochus hirasei (Pilsbry, 1901) Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) † Phasianotrochus laxegemmatus Ludbrook, 1941 Phasianotrochus rutilus (Adams, 1853) Phasianotrochus sericinus (Thiele, 1930) † Phasianotrochus subsimplex Ludbrook, 1941
References
Cotton, B.C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda (page 104), South Australian Government Printer, Adelaide. Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962, A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0 Ludbrook, N.H., 1956, The molluscan fauna of the Pliocene strata underlying the Adelaide Plains. Part III � Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda (Haliotidae to Tornidae), Trans. R. Soc. SA, 79:0-0