Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Perrona spirata | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Clavatula, Clavatulidae, Turrid | ||
Perrona spirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm 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.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
Perrona spirata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA