Perrona spirata

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Perrona spirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]

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Perrona spirata
Apertural view of a shell of Perrona spirata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Perrona
Species:
P. spirata
Binomial name
Perrona spirata
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavatula spirata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Pleurotoma spirata Lamarck, 1816
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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 and 30 millimetres (0.79 and 1.18 in). The whorls are constricted around the upper part, with a rather sharp ridge next to the suture, and an obtuse angle below the constriction. The color of the shell is yellowish, mottled and striped with chestnut.[3]

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