Peristernia ustulata

Peristernia ustulata
Shell of Peristernia ustulata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Peristernia
Species:
P. ustulata
Binomial name
Peristernia ustulata
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Peristernia ustulata var. luchuana Pilsbry, 1901
  • Turbinella caledonica Petit de la Saussaye, 1851
  • Turbinella infracincta Kobelt, 1876 (junior synonym)
  • Turbinella iricolor Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848
  • Turbinella ustulata Reeve, 1847

Peristernia ustulata (singed peristernia) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.8 mm. The species is a non-broadcast spawner without a trocophore stage.

var. luchuana

Distribution

Peristernia ustulata lives in waters in the Western Pacific including Indonesian, Australian, and Chinese seas.; also off Australia (Torres Strait) at depth of 10-41m.

References

  1. 1 2 Peristernia ustulata (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peristernia ustulata, Singed peristernia". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Peristernia ustulata ustulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.