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.

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