Superfamily Seguenzioidea Rank Species | Family Chilodontidae | |
Similar Turcica, Euchelus asper, Chilodontidae, Euchelus, Monodonta | ||
Perrinia angulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 26 mm. The imperforate shell has an elevated-conoidal shape. The nearly plane whorls are imbricated and angulated below. They are longitudinally nodose-costate, and ornamented with transverse girdles of subdistant tubercles. The interstices are channelled. The body whorl is subangulate. The columella is straight and short. It terminates in a small tooth. The outer lip is subduplicate and sulcate inside.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Philippines and the Gulf of Oman.
References
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