Global InformationPhasianotrochus irisodontes information
| Phasianotrochus irisodontes | |
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| shell of Phasianotrochus irisodontes (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Phasianotrochus |
| Species: | P. irisodontes
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| Binomial name | |
| Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) [1]
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Phasianotrochus irisodontes, common name maireener, rainbow kelp shell, or green necklace shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]
Found off the coast of Tasmania, the shells have been used to make necklaces by Aboriginal Tasmanian women in a cultural practice going back thousands of years. The effects of climate change and human recreational activities have reduced the populations of the snails in recent years.
- ^ Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573221 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Hickman C.S. (2005) Seagrass fauna of the temperate southern coast of Australia I: The cantharidine trochid gastropods. In: F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker & G.A. Kendrick (eds), The marine flora and fauna of Esperance, Western Australia: 199-220. Western Australian Museum, Perth.