Peristernia tulipa
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| Peristernia tulipa | |
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| Shell of Peristernia tulipa (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Peristernia |
| Species: | P. tulipa |
| Binomial name | |
| Peristernia tulipa (Lesson, 1841) | |
| 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]
The length of the shell attains 20.3 mm.It is a voracious predator that eats little invertebrates or other mollusks.[2] It gets its name from the shape of its shell which resembles a tulip flower. [2] It has a highly variable shell color.[2] The shell variations involve fine spiral lines and irregular large spots.[2] The large spots can be brown, orange, ochre, or reddish-orange.[2] The animal has a brown and oval shaped operculum and the animal itself is reddish or darker red with fine lighter color markings. [2]
