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Perrona perron

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Perrona perron

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Perrona perron

Perrona perron is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 25 mm. The pale yellow, fusiform shell is turreted and rather smooth. The whorls are flat, with flexuous longitudinal lines, slightly angulated round the upper part. The lower portion of the last whorl is contracted and has several regular, distant revolving ridges. The anal sinus is nearly central.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Gabon to North Angola.

References

Perrona perron Wikipedia