Species of gastropod
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| Oxystele variegata
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| Oxystele variegata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Vetigastropoda
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| Order:
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Trochida
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| Superfamily:
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Trochoidea
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| Family:
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Trochidae
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| Genus:
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Oxystele
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| Species:
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O. variegata
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| Binomial name
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Oxystele variegata
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| Synonyms
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- Diloma variegata (Anton, 1838)
- Oxystele impervius Menke, Schwarz, 1910
- Oxystele sagittifera Lamarck, Smith, 1903
- Oxystele sagittifera var. rufanensis Turton, 1932
- Oxystele tabularis var. pulchra Turton, 1932
- Trochus impervius Menke, 1843
- Trochus indecorus Philippi, 1844
- Trochus variegatus Anton, 1839 (original description)
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Oxystele variegata, common name the variegated topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, from Namibia to North Transkei.
References
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 24
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.
- 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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