Perrinia stellata

Perrinia stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae .[1]

Perrinia stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Chilodontidae
Genus:
Perrinia
Species:
P. stellata
Binomial name
Perrinia stellata
(A. Adams, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solarium abyssorum Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903
  • Tectaria armata Issel, A., 1869
  • Turcica stellata A. Adams, 1864 (basionym)

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm to 17 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean.

References
  1. Perrinia stellata (A. Adams, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 February 2011.
  • Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
  • Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
  • Reid D.G. (2007) The genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1420: 1–161
  • Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502.
  • "Perrinia stellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 February 2011.


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