Peristernia zealandica
| Peristernia zealandica | |
|---|---|
| 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. zealandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Peristernia zealandica (Küster & Kobelt, 1876) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Turbinella zealandica Küster & Kobelt, 1876 | |
Peristernia zealandica 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 grows to a length of 25 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius.
References
- 1 2 Peristernia zealandica (Küster & Kobelt, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Herbert, D.G. (1994). A note on Peristernia zealandica (Kobelt in Küster & Kobelt, 1876) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) J. Conch., Lond. 35: 125-129
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