Peristernia chlorostoma

Peristernia chlorostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Peristernia chlorostoma
Shell of Peristernia chlorostoma (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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P. chlorostoma
Binomial name
Peristernia chlorostoma
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
  • Latirus newcombii A. Adams, 1855 junior subjective synonym
  • Latirus scabrosus (Reeve, 1847) · unaccepted
  • Peristernia scabrosa (Reeve, 1847)
  • Turbinella chlorostoma G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Turbinella crenulata Kiener, 1840
  • Turbinella scabrosa Reeve, 1847

Description

The length of the shell attains 20.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs Hawaii, the Philippines, Cook Islands, Midway, the Mariana Islands and New Caledonia.

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
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.


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