Persicula pulchella

Persicula pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]

Persicula pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Cystiscidae
Subfamily:
Persiculinae
Genus:
Persicula
Species:
P. pulchella
Binomial name
Persicula pulchella
(Kiener, 1834)
Synonyms[1]

Marginella pulchella Kiener, 1834

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 7 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Western Australia.

References
  1. Persicula pulchella (Kiener, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
  • "Persicula pulchella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 December 2010.


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