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词条 Peristernia violacea
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution

  3. References

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| name = Peristernia violacea
| image =
| image_caption =
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Mollusca
| classis = Gastropoda
| unranked_superfamilia = clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
| superfamilia = Buccinoidea
| familia = Fasciolariidae
| subfamilia = Peristerniinae
| genus = Peristernia
| species = P. violacea
| binomial = Peristernia violacea
| binomial_authority = (Reeve, 1847)
| synonyms_ref = [1]
| synonyms = Turbinella violacea Reeve, 1847
}}Peristernia violacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. It is characterized by a silver or gold periostracum that is iridescent when wet, and a deep violet aperture. It is likely endemic to the Line Islands, and is recorded from Palmyra, Kiritimati, and other nearby islands.[1]

Description

This species is fairly small, reaching around 35mm in length. It is characterized by a silver or gold periostracum that is iridescent when wet, and a deep violet aperture. Pease referred to the iridescence as greenish silver.

Distribution

Line Islands, Palmyra and eastern Kiribati

References

1. ^{{WRMS species|448488|Peristernia violacea (Reeve, 1847)||18 April 2010}}
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2 : Fasciolariidae|Gastropods described in 1847

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