Perrona aculeiformis
Species of gastropod
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Perrona aculeiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]
| Perrona aculeiformis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Perrona aculeiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Perrona |
| Species: | P. aculeiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Perrona aculeiformis (Lamarck, 1816) | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 31 mm and 54 mm. The shell is elongated and the mineralized shell is made of calcium carbonate (Chalk). The whorls of the spire are more or less plicately ribbed, sometimes only the upper ones. The body whorl is smooth except at the base, where there are revolving grooves. The color of the shell is very light grayish yellow, or yellowish brown, or chestnut.
Some specimens are shouldered varieties and were described as Pusionella catelini (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and particularly Gabon.
