Perrona quinteni
Species of gastropod
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Perrona quinteni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae, first described in 2006.[2][3]
| Perrona quinteni | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Perrona quinteni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Perrona |
| Species: | P. quinteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Perrona quinteni (Nolf & Verstraeten, 2006)[1] | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 46 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gabon, more specifically near Mayumba and Esterias. The range of this species is from the coast of Gabon to northern Angola.