Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pyramidellidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Pyramidelloidea Genus Peristichia | |
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Peristichia toreta, common name the tower pyram, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
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Description
The length of an adult shell can be as much as 13.5 mm. The shell has two basal keels. The axial sculpture consists of strong ribs, and the spiral sculpture consists of strong ridges.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
References
Peristichia toreta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA