Perrinia stellata explained

Perrinia stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae .

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm to 17 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean.

References

• Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214.
• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
• Reid D.G. (2007) The genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1420: 1–161
• Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502.