title: Phasianotrochus sericinus
text: # Phasianotrochus sericinus
  
  Phasianotrochus sericinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
  
  ## Description
  
  The elongated, ovate-pointed shell is thick, solid, polished. The ovate aperture is longer than broad. The columella is arcuate, bearing usually a tooth-like projection in the middle.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
  
  