Perrinia | |
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Perrinia concinna | |
Scientific classification | |
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
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Synonyms | |
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Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]
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]
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]
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species are included within the genus Perrinia :[3]