Solid Pheasant
Phasianella solida
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A small herbivore of the shallows, the pheasant snail grazes seaweed between the intertidal and low water mark. Its glossy, banded shell looks polished, and like its relatives it lives by scraping algae from the fronds.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Phasianellidae › Phasianella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208625.
FAQ
- Is the Solid Pheasant dangerous to divers?
- The Solid Pheasant is harmless to divers.