Perrinia

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Perrinia concinna 003.jpg

| image_caption = Perrinia concinna

| taxon = Perrinia

| authority = H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

| type_species = Monodonta angulifera

| type_species_authority = A. Adams, 1853

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| synonyms =

  • Calliostoma (Perrinia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  • Euchelus (Perrinia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (original rank)
  • Turcica (Perrinia) Adams, 1854

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Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.{{WRMS species|391528|Perrinia ||25 March 2013}}

This genus has a long time been regarded as a subgenus of Turcica H. & A. Adams, 1854. Previously it was considered a (problematic) subgenus of Euchelus Philippi, 1847.

Description

The imperforate shell is small (less than 20 mm) and has a trochiform shape. The whorls are flattened and cancellated with a strongly indented suture. The aperture is quadrangular. The outer lip is lirate (= with fine linear elevations) within. The columella is short, nearly straight, with several tubercles near the base.[https://archive.org/details/manualofconcholo111tryo Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species are included within the genus Perrinia :[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist WoRMS : Perrinia]

;Species brought into synonymy:

  • Perrinia cancellata (Schepman, 1908): synonym of Clypeostoma cancellatum (Schepman, 1908)
  • Perrinia cecileae Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006:{{WRMS species|396456|Perrinia cecileae Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006||18 April 2010}} synonym of Clypeostoma cecileae (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006) (original combination)
  • Perrinia plicifera (Schepman, 1908): synonym of Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853)

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