Perrona spirata
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon =Perrona spirata
| image = Perrona spirata 01.jpg
| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Perrona spirata
| authority = (Lamarck, 1816)
| 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.{{WRMS species|434593|Perrona spirata (Lamarck, 1816)||9 April 2012}}{{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 {{convert|20|and|30|mm}}. 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.George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 232; 1884 (described as Clavatula spirata)
References
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- 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
{{Commons category|Perrona spirata}}
- {{Gastropods.com|key=8|id=11888|title=Perrona spirata spirata|access-date=25 August 2011}}
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