Perrinia stellata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.140166 - Perrinia stellata (A. Adams, 1864) - Chilodontidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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| genus = Perrinia
| species = stellata
| authority = (A. Adams, 1864)
| synonyms =
- Solarium abyssorum Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903
- Tectaria armata Issel, A., 1869
- Turcica stellata A. Adams, 1864 (basionym)
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Perrinia stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae .{{WRMS species|559694 |Perrinia stellata (A. Adams, 1864) ||15 February 2011}}
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm to 17 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean.
References
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- Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
- Reid D.G. (2007) The genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1420: 1–161
- Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=6|id=10266|title=Perrinia stellata|access-date=15 February 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1864
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