Peristichia agria

Peristichia agria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Peristichia
Species:	P. agria
Binomial name
Peristichia agria Dall, 1889

Peristichia agria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations: ^[1]

• Caribbean Sea
• Colombia
• Gulf of Mexico
• Puerto Rico
• Atlantic Ocean : from North Carolina to central Brazil.

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Peristichia agria Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420464 on 2012-01-12
2. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species