Peristernia reincarnata

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Peristernia reincarnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Peristerniinae
Genus: Peristernia
Species: P. reincarnata
Binomial name
Peristernia reincarnata
Snyder, 2000
Synonyms[1]

Peristernia incarnata Kiener, 1840

Peristernia reincarnata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 18 mm and 34 mm and has a maximum width of 11.8 mm

Distribution

This species can be found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and Western Australia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 September 2010.

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