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Peristernia tulipa

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Peristernia tulipa
Peristernia tulipa (MNHN-IM-2000-6950).jpeg
Shell of Peristernia tulipa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Peristernia
Species:
P. tulipa
Binomial name
Peristernia tulipa
(Lesson, 1841)
Synonyms [1]

Buccinum tulipaLesson, 1841

Peristernia tulipa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 20.3 mm.It is a voracious predator that eats little invertebrates or other mollusks. [2] It gets its name from the shape of its shell which resembles a tulip flower. [2] It has a highly variable shell color. [2] The shell variations involve fine spiral lines and irregular large spots. [2] The large spots can be brown, orange, ochre, or reddish-orange. [2] The animal has a brown and oval shaped operculum and the animal itself is reddish or darker red with fine lighter color markings. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.

References

  1. 1 2 Peristernia tulipa (Lesson, 1841) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 18 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leal, José H. (27 November 2020). "Shell of the Week: The True Tulip". Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2026.


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