Perrinia stellata

Perrinia stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontidae
Genus: Perrinia
Species: P. stellata
Binomial name
Perrinia stellata
(A. Adams, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solarium abyssorum Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903
  • Tectaria armata Issel, A., 1869
  • Turcica stellata A. Adams, 1864 (basionym)

Perrinia stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae .[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean.

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