Peristernia reincarnata

Peristernia reincarnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Peristerniinae
Genus: Peristernia
Species: P. reincarnata
Binomial name
Peristernia reincarnata
Snyder, 2000
Synonyms[1]

Peristernia incarnata Kiener, 1840

Peristernia reincarnata 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 shell size varies between 18 mm and 34 mm and has a maximum width of 11.8 mm

Distribution

This species can be found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and Western Australia.

References


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