Peristernia reincarnata

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

Peristernia reincarnata
Shell of Peristernia reincarnata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Peristernia
Species:	P. reincarnata
Binomial name
Peristernia reincarnata Snyder, 2000
Synonyms[1]
Peristernia incarnata sensu Kiener, 1840

Description

The shell size varies between 18 mm and 34 mm and has a maximum width of 11.8 mm

Juvenile

Distribution

This species can be found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.