Parastrophia elegans

Interesting Facts

Shell tubular , slightly curved , the height more then twice the diameter.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Littorinimorpha () - Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
        Superfamily: Rissooidea () - J.E. Gray, 1847
        Family: Caecidae () - M.E. Gray, 1850 - Caecids
        Genus: Parastrophia () - Folin, 1869
        Specific name: elegans
        Scientific name: - Parastrophia elegans