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Pisania striata

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Pisania striata
Five views of a shell of Pisania striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Pisania
Species:
P. striata
Binomial name
Pisania striata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum maculosum Lamarck, 1822
  • Pisania maculosa (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pisania maculosa var. elongata Pallary, 1900
  • Pisania maculosa var. fasciata Pallary, 1900
  • Pisania maculosa var. obesa Pallary, 1900
  • Pisania striata var. pliobrevis Sacco, 1904 (dubious synonym)
  • Pisania striata var. trigonostoma Pallary, 1912
  • Pisania striatula Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
  • Purpura variegata Schubert & Wagner, 1829
  • Purpura variegata Risso, 1826
  • Voluta gualtierii Scacchi, 1832
  • Voluta striata Gmelin, 1791
  • Voluta syracusana Gmelin, 1791

Pisania striata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 22.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Gulf of Naples, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ Pisania striata (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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