Peristernia tulipa

Peristernia tulipa
Shell of Peristernia tulipa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Peristernia
Species:
P. tulipa
Binomial name
Peristernia tulipa
(Lesson, 1841)
Synonyms[1]

Buccinum tulipa Lesson, 1841

Peristernia tulipa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 20.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.

References

  1. ^ a b Peristernia tulipa (Lesson, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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