Peristernia

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Peristernia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Peristerniinae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

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Peristernia
Peristernia nassatula shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Peristernia
Mörch, 1852[1]
Type species
Turbinella nassatula Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[2]
  • Ascolatirus Bellardi, 1884
  • Latirus (Peristernia) Möch, 1852
  • Plicatella (Peristernia) Mörch, 1852
  • Turbinella (Peristernia) Mörch, 1852 (original rank)
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Description

The shell is subturreted, not umbilicated. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed. The aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is moderate and recurved. The outer lip is thin and crenulated. The columella shows one or two slight plaits anteriorly.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Peristernia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Peristernia aureocincta Sowerby, 1875:[46] synonym of Latirus aureocinctus G. B. Sowerby III, 1875: synonym of Teralatirus noumeensis (Crosse, 1870): synonym of Crassicantharus noumeensis (Crosse, 1870)
  • Peristernia bonasia (Martens, 1880): synonym of Engina bonasia (E. von Martens, 1880)
  • Peristernia brazieri Angas, 1877:[47] synonym of Nodopelagia brazieri (Angas, 1877)
  • Peristernia corallina Melvill & Standen, 1903 : synonym of Orania corallina (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
  • Peristernia deshayesii Küster & Kobelt, 1876 : synonym of Peristernia nassatula var. deshayesii Küster & Kobelt, 1876
  • Peristernia fenestrata Gould, 1860 : synonym of Vaughtia fenestrata (Gould, 1860)
  • Peristernia fragaria Wood:[48] synonym of Engina fragaria (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Peristernia incarnata:[49] synonym of Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000
  • Peristernia leucothea Melvill, 1891: synonym of Peristernia forskalii leucothea Melvill, 1891
  • Peristernia mannophora Melvill, 1891 : synonym of Latirus mannophorus (Melvill, 1891)
  • Peristernia neglecta (Adams, 1855) : synonym of Peristernia pulchella (Reeve, 1847)
  • Peristernia nodulosa A. Adams, 1855 : synonym of Attiliosa nodulosa (A. Adams, 1855)
  • Peristernia paulucciae Tapparone-Canefri, 1879 : synonym of Engina paulucciae (Tapparone-Canefri, 1879)
  • Peristernia philberti (Récluz, 1844):[50] synonym of Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844)
  • Peristernia pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952 : synonym of Fusolatirus coreanicus (E.A. Smith, 1879)
  • Peristernia rubens (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Benimakia rubens (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Peristernia rudolphi Brazier, 1894 : synonym of Litozamia rudolphi (Brazier, 1894)
  • Peristernia scabrosa (Reeve, 1847) : synonym of Peristernia chlorostoma (Sowerby, 1825)
  • Peristernia sowerbyi (Melvill, 1907):[51] synonym of Benimakia sowerbyi (Melvill, 1907)
  • Peristernia strangei (Adams, 1855) : synonym of Latirus strangei (Adams, 1855)
  • Peristernia xantochrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880):[52] synonym of Latirus xantochrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1881)
  • Peristernia zealandica (Küster & Kobelt, 1876):[53] synonym of Benimakia rubens (Lamarck, 1822)

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