Biology:Peristernia castanoleuca

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Peristernia castanoleuca
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.355960 - Peristernia castanoleuca Tapparone-Canefri, 1879 - Fasciolariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Peristernia
Species:
P. castanoleuca
Binomial name
Peristernia castanoleuca
Tapparone-Canefri, 1879

Peristernia castanoleuca 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

This species attains a size of 25 mm. Sinistral examples are known.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Philippines .

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7168810 entry