Peristernia chlorostoma

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

Peristernia chlorostoma
Shell of Peristernia chlorostoma (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Peristernia
Species:	P. chlorostoma
Binomial name
Peristernia chlorostoma (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
Latirus newcombii A. Adams, 1855 junior subjective synonym Latirus scabrosus (Reeve, 1847) · unaccepted Peristernia scabrosa (Reeve, 1847) Turbinella chlorostoma G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 Turbinella crenulata Kiener, 1840 Turbinella scabrosa Reeve, 1847

Description

The length of the shell attains 20.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs Hawaii, the Philippines, Cook Islands, Midway, the Mariana Islands and New Caledonia.