Pisania striata

Pisania striata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Pisania striata
Five views of a shell of Pisania striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Pisania
Species:
P. striata
Binomial name
Pisania striata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum maculosum Lamarck, 1822
  • Pisania maculosa (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pisania maculosa var. elongata Pallary, 1900
  • Pisania maculosa var. fasciata Pallary, 1900
  • Pisania maculosa var. obesa Pallary, 1900
  • Pisania striata var. pliobrevis Sacco, 1904 (dubious synonym)
  • Pisania striata var. trigonostoma Pallary, 1912
  • Pisania striatula Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Purpura variegata Schubert & Wagner, 1829
  • Purpura variegata Risso, 1826
  • Voluta gualtierii Scacchi, 1832
  • Voluta striata Gmelin, 1791
  • Voluta syracusana Gmelin, 1791

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Naples, Italy.

References

  1. Pisania striata (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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