Biology:Peristernia tulipa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Peristernia tulipa | |
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| Shell of Peristernia tulipa (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Peristernia |
| Species: | P. tulipa
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| Binomial name | |
| Peristernia tulipa (Lesson, 1841)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Buccinum tulipa Lesson, 1841 | |
Peristernia tulipa 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
The length of the shell attains 20.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peristernia tulipa (Lesson, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
External links
- Lesson A. (1842). Mollusques recueillis dans la Mer du Sud, genre Buccinum Linné. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 5: 237-238
- Snyder M.A. (2003). Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae. Academy of Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia, Special Publication. 21iii + 1–431
Wikidata ☰ Q7168848 entry
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