Perrona spirata
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
| taxon =Perrona spirata | image = Perrona spirata 01.jpg | image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Perrona spirata | authority = (Lamarck, 1816) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =
- Clavatula spirata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Pleurotoma spirata Lamarck, 1816 | display_parents = 3
Perrona spirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 and. 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.
References
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
References
- {{WRMS species. 434593. ''Perrona spirata'' (Lamarck, 1816). 9 April 2012
- (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". [[Journal of Molluscan Studies]].
- [[George Washington Tryon]], Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 232; 1884 (described as ''Clavatula spirata'')
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