Peristernia reincarnata 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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| Shell of Peristernia reincarnata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Peristernia |
| Species: | P. reincarnata
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| Binomial name | |
| Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Peristernia incarnata sensu Kiener, 1840 | |
Description
editThe shell size varies between 18 mm and 34 mm and has a maximum width of 11.8 mm
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Distribution
editThis species can be found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 September 2010.
External links
edit- "Peristernia reincarnata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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