Perrona
Encyclopedia
Perrona is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Clavatulidae
.
is carinated or smooth. The whorls
are not tubercular or spinose. The anal sinus can be found more or less near the suture.
Species brought into synonymy:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.The family is not well differentiated morphologically....
.
Description
In this genus the spireSpire (mollusc)
A spire is a descriptive term for part of the coiled shell of mollusks. The word is a convenient aid in describing shells, but it does not refer to a very precise part of shell anatomy: the spire consists of all of the whorls except for the body whorl...
is carinated or smooth. The whorls
Whorl (mollusc)
A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A spiral configuration of the shell is found in of numerous gastropods, but it is also found in shelled cephalopods including Nautilus, Spirula and the large extinct subclass of cephalopods known as the...
are not tubercular or spinose. The anal sinus can be found more or less near the suture.
Species
Species within the genus Perrona include:- Perrona aculeiformisPerrona aculeiformisPerrona aculeiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Perrona jessicaPerrona jessicaPerrona jessica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
Melvill, 1923 - Perrona lineataPerrona lineataPerrona lineata, common name the wayvy-line turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:...
(Lamarck, 1816) - Perrona microPerrona microPerrona micro is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -External links:*...
Rolan, Ryall & Horro, 2008 - Perrona obesaPerrona obesaPerrona obesa, common name the obese turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:...
(Reeve, 1842) - Perrona perronPerrona perronPerrona perron is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -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...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Perrona spirataPerrona spirataPerrona spirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm....
(Lamarck, 1816)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Perrona tritonum Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Perrona perron (Gmelin, 1791)