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Perrona perron

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Perrona perron is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]

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.[3]

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ a b Perrona perron (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 232 (described as Clavatula perron)
  • Chemnitz, Syst. Conch. Cab., 10: 278, pl. 164, figs. 1573-74

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Perrona perron: Brief Summary

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

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