Peristernia tulipa

Peristernia tulipa
Shell of Peristernia tulipa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]
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]

Description

The length of the shell attains 20.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.

References

1. Peristernia tulipa (Lesson, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

External links

• Lesson A. (1842). Mollusques recueillis dans la Mer du Sud, genre Buccinum Linné. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 5: 237-238
• Snyder M.A. (2003). Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae. Academy of Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia, Special Publication. 21iii + 1–431