Peristernia reincarnata
Appearance
Peristernia reincarnata | |
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Shell of Peristernia reincarnata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Genus: | Peristernia |
Species: | P. reincarnata
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Binomial name | |
Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000
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Synonyms[1] | |
Peristernia incarnata sensu 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
[edit]The shell size varies between 18 mm and 34 mm and has a maximum width of 11.8 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- "Peristernia reincarnata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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