Biology:Peristichia agria

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Peristichia agria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Peristichia
Species:
P. agria
Binomial name
Peristichia agria
Dall, 1889

Peristichia agria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea
  • Colombia
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Puerto Rico
  • Atlantic Ocean : from North Carolina to Central Brazil .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Peristichia agria Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420464 on 2012-01-12
  2. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3169286 entry