Perrona obesa
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon =Perrona obesa
| image = Perrona obesa 001.jpg
| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Perrona obesa
| authority = (Reeve, 1842)
| synonyms =
- Clavatula obesa Reeve
- Pleurotoma obesa Reeve, 1842
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Perrona obesa, common name the obese turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.{{WRMS species|434591|Perrona obesa (Reeve, 1842)||25 August 2011}}{{cite journal |author1=P. Bouchet |author2=Yu. I. Kantor |author3=A. Sysoev |author4=N. Puillandre |year=2011 |title=A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) |journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies |volume=77 |issue=3 |pages=273–308 |doi=10.1093/mollus/eyr017|doi-access=free }}
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 55 mm. The whorls are corded below the suture, with a constriction below the cord. The color of the shell is yellowish white, flexuously lineated with chestnut, the corded portion white.George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI pp. 231–232; 1884 (described as Clavatula obesa)
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
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- Reeve, Lovell Augustus. Conchologia systematica, or Complete System of Conchology: In which the Lepades and Conchiferous Mollusca are Described and Classified According to Their Natural Organization and Habits. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1842.
- 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.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=3759|title=Perrona obesa|access-date=25 August 2011}}
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