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Common pheasant shell

Phasianella ventricosa Swainson, 1822

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The common pheasant shell (Phasianella ventricosa) is a species in the family Phasianellidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the common pheasant shell

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common pheasant shell live?

Not recorded

Is the common pheasant shell endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common pheasant shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyPhasianellidae
  6. genusPhasianella
  7. SpeciesPhasianella ventricosa Swainson, 1822

Synonyms Phasianella brevis, Phasianella perdix, Phasianella peroni, Phasianella reticulata, Phasianella sanguinea, Phasianella turgida, Phasianella venosa, Phasianella zebra, Turbo perdix

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Swollen pheasant shellEnglish
  • bažantovka břichatáCzech
  • キジバイJapanese
  • Пузатая фазианеллаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common pheasant shell

Other species in the same genus Phasianella.

Painted lady

Phasianella australis

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common pheasant shell?

The common pheasant shell (Phasianella ventricosa) belongs to the family Phasianellidae in the order Trochida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common pheasant shell (Phasianella ventricosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-pheasant-shell

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“Common pheasant shell (Phasianella ventricosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-pheasant-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{common_pheasant_shell_2026,
  title = {Common pheasant shell (Phasianella ventricosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-pheasant-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}