Peristernia nassatula

Peristernia nassatula
	Peristernia nassatula shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Peristernia
Species:	P. nassatula
Binomial name
	Peristernia nassatula; (Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
	Latirus nassatula (Lamarck, 1822); Peristernia deshayesii (Kobelt, 1876); Peristernia nassatula var. deshayesii (Kobelt, 1876) (junior synonym); Turbinella deshayesi Kobelt, 1876 (junior synonym); Turbinella microstoma Kobelt, 1876 (junior synonym); Turbinella nassatula Lamarck, 1822;

Peristernia nassatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Papua New Guinea

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Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. Pp. 106-137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.