Peristernia forskalii

Peristernia forskalii, common name the Forsskal's whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Peristernia forskalii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Peristerniinae
Genus:
Peristernia
Species:
P. forskalii
Binomial name
Peristernia forskalii
Synonyms[1]

Latirus forskalii Tapparone-Canefri, 1875

References
  1. Peristernia forskalii (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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