Perrinia stellata

Perrinia stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Chilodontaidae
Genus:	Perrinia
Species:	P. stellata
Binomial name
Perrinia stellata (A. Adams, 1864)
Synonyms [1]
Solarium abyssorumMelvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903 Tectaria armataIssel, A., 1869 Turcica stellataA. Adams, 1864 (basionym)

Perrinia stellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae . ^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 9-14mm ^[2] with smaller version recently found (2.65-6.98 mm long by 1.15-2.56 mm wide). ^[3] "Shell 7mm thick, elongate conical, with strong, stellate, keel like spiral cord; pointed apex with close-set, curved, axial pelicula." ^[3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean in the intertidal area 18-50 meters deep.

References

1. Perrinia stellata (A. Adams, 1864) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 15 February 2011.
2. "Perrinia stellata - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325017514_New_Records_of_Perrinia_stellata_Adams_Mollusca_Gastropoda_Chelodontidae_and_Iravadia_quadrasi_Boettger_Gastropoda_Iravadiidae_from_India

• 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.

External links

• "Perrinia stellata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 February 2011.