Perrona spirata
| Perrona spirata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Perrona spirata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Perrona |
| Species: | P. spirata |
| Binomial name | |
| Perrona spirata (Lamarck, 1816) | |
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Perrona spirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 and 30 millimetres (0.79 and 1.18 in). The whorls are constricted around the upper part, with a rather sharp ridge next to the suture, and an obtuse angle below the constriction. The color of the shell is yellowish, mottled and striped with chestnut.
References
- 1 2 Perrona spirata (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2012.
- ↑ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 232; 1884 (described as Clavatula spirata)
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
External links
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- "Perrona spirata spirata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.