Peristernia forskalii
| Peristernia forskalii | |
|---|---|
| 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. forskalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Peristernia forskalii (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Latirus forskalii Tapparone-Canefri, 1875 | |
Peristernia forskalii, common name the Forsskal's whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
References
- 1 2 Peristernia forskalii (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
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