Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.
This genus has a long time been regarded as a subgenus of Turcica <small>H. & A. Adams, 1854</small>. Previously it was considered a (problematic) subgenus of Euchelus <small>Philippi, 1847</small>.
Description
The imperforate shell is small (less than 20 mm) and has a trochiform shape. The whorls are flattened and cancellated with a strongly indented suture. The aperture is quadrangular. The outer lip is lirate (= with fine linear elevations) within. The columella is short, nearly straight, with several tubercles near the base.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species are included within the genus Perrinia :
- Perrinia angulifera <small>A. Adams, 1853</small>
- Perrinia cantharidoides <small>Vilvens, 2017</small>
- Perrinia chinensis <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)</small>
- Perrinia concinna <small>(A. Adams, 1864-f)</small>
- Perrinia docili <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>
- Perrinia elisa <small>(Gould, 1849)</small>
- Perrinia guadalcanalensis <small>Vilvens, 2017</small>
- Perrinia konos <small>(Barnard, 1964)</small>
- Perrinia morrisoni <small>(Ladd, 1966)</small>
- Perrinia nigromaculata <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>
- Perrinia squamicarinata <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>
- Perrinia stellata <small>(A. Adams, 1864)</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Perrinia cancellata <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>: synonym of Clypeostoma cancellatum <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>
- Perrinia cecileae <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>: synonym of Clypeostoma cecileae <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006)</small> (original combination)
- Perrinia plicifera <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>: synonym of Perrinia angulifera <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
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