Perrona aculeiformis
| Perrona aculeiformis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Perrona |
| Species: | P. aculeiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Perrona aculeiformis (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Perrona aculeiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 31 mm and 54 mm. The shell is elongated and the mineralized shell is made of Calcium Carbonate (Chalk). The whorls of the spire are more or less plicately ribbed, sometimes only the upper ones. The body whorl is smooth except at the base, where there are revolving grooves. The color of the shell is very light grayish yellow, or yellowish brown, or chestnut.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along West Africa and particularly Gabon.
References
- 1 2 Perrona aculeiformis (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 August 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/3055457/details
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