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Perrinia stellata

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

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Vetigastropoda
Family:Chilodontaidae
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Perrinia stellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
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)
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Description

The shell size varies between 9-14mm [2] with smaller version recently found (2.65-6.98 mm long by 1.15-2.56 mm wide). [3] "Shell 7mm thick, elongate conical, with strong, stellate, keel like spiral cord; pointed apex with close-set, curved, axial pelicula."[3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean in the intertidal area 18-50 meters deep.

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