Pythia scarabaeus

Pythia scarabaeus
	Engraving of a live individual of Pythia scarabaeus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata
Superfamily:	Ellobioidea
Family:	Ellobiidae
Subfamily:	Pythiinae
Genus:	Pythia
Species:	P. scarabaeus
Binomial name
	Pythia scarabaeus; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Helix scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination); Pythia argenvillei L. Pfeiffer, 1853; Pythia helicina Röding, 1798; Scarabus imbrium Montfort, 1810;

Pythia scarabaeus is a species of air-breathing saltmarsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.^[1]

Appearance

This salt marsh snail is light brown all over with dark brown to black spots distributed irregularly. variations include a lighter background color.

Pythia scarabaeus is found in the Indo-Pacific range.

^ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Pythia scarabaeus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707659 on 2015-02-07

Smith B.J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume 8. xii + 405 pp.
Groh K. (2010). [in G. Poppe, ed.] Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 3: 446-457. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.

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