Biology:Peristernia nassatula

Short description: Species of gastropod

Peristernia nassatula
Peristernia nassatula shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Peristernia
Species:	P. nassatula
Binomial name
Peristernia nassatula (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
Latirus nassatula (Lamarck, 1822) Peristernia deshayesii (Kobelt, 1876) Peristernia nassatula var. deshayesii (Kobelt, 1876) (junior synonym) Turbinella deshayesi Kobelt, 1876 (junior synonym) Turbinella microstoma Kobelt, 1876 (junior synonym) Turbinella nassatula Lamarck, 1822

Peristernia nassatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Papua New Guinea

References

• Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, Paris.
• Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
• Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. Pp. 106-137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links

• Küster, H. C. & Kobelt, W. (1844-1876). Die geschwäntzen unbewehrten Purpurschnecken. Erste Hälfte: Turbinella und Fasciolaria. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Mollusca Gasteropoda: Purpuracea: Purpurschnecken; Dritte Abtheilung. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, ed.2

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