Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]

Perrinia
Perrinia concinna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Perrinia
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Type species
Monodonta angulifera
A. Adams, 1853
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Perrinia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  • Euchelus (Perrinia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (original rank)
  • Turcica (Perrinia) Adams, 1854

This genus has a long time been regarded as a subgenus of Turcica H. & A. Adams, 1854. Previously it was considered a (problematic) subgenus of Euchelus Philippi, 1847.[2]

Description

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The imperforate shell is small (less than 20 mm) and has a trochiform shape. The whorls are flattened and cancellated with a strongly indented suture. The aperture is quadrangular. The outer lip is lirate (= with fine linear elevations) within. The columella is short, nearly straight, with several tubercles near the base.[2]

Species

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According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species are included within the genus Perrinia :[3]

Species brought into synonymy

References

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