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Variegated pheasant shell

Phasianella solida (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the variegated 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 variegated pheasant shell live?

Not recorded

Is the variegated 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 variegated pheasant shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyPhasianellidae
  6. genusPhasianella
  7. SpeciesPhasianella solida (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Eutropia modesta, Helix solida, Phasianella aethiopica, Phasianella brougniarti, Phasianella caloundra, Phasianella grata, Phasianella histrio, Phasianella jaspidea, Phasianella lineolata, Phasianella modesta, Phasianella montebelloensis, Phasianella rubens, Phasianella solida solida, Phasianella splendida, Phasianella teschi, Phasianella variegata, Phasianella zigzag, Phasinanella histrio, Tricolia brongnartii, Tricolia brongniartii, Tricolia guerini, Turbo lineolatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • サラサバイJapanese
  • 유리고둥Korean
  • fazianela čiarkovanáSlovak
  • 雉螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the variegated 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 variegated pheasant shell?

The variegated pheasant shell (Phasianella solida) belongs to the family Phasianellidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Variegated pheasant shell (Phasianella solida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/variegated-pheasant-shell

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“Variegated pheasant shell (Phasianella solida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/variegated-pheasant-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{variegated_pheasant_shell_2026,
  title = {Variegated pheasant shell (Phasianella solida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/variegated-pheasant-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}