Tricolia rosea, common name the rosy pheasant, is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.[1][2]
The height of the shell varies between 2 mm and 5 mm. The minute shell is thin, shining and has an ovate shape. It has a uniform deep rosy color throughout. The four whorls are somewhat flattened at the upper part, then convex. The columella is white. The edge and the outer lip are stained with a line of dark rose.[3]
This marine species occurs off Western Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Tricolia rosea, common name the rosy pheasant, is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae, the pheasant snails.
Tricolia rosea is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Phasianellidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1867 door Angas.
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