Perrinia

Perrinia
Perrinia concinna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	Chilodontidae
Subfamily:	Chilodontinae
Genus:	Perrinia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Type species
Monodonta angulifera A. Adams, 1853
Synonyms
Turcica (Perrinia) Adams, 1854

Turcica (Perrinia) Adams, 1854

Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontidae.

This genus has a long time been regarded as a subgenus of Turcica H. & A. Adams, 1854. Previously it was considered a (problematic) subgenus of Euchelus Philippi, 1847.

The imperforate shell is small (less thgan 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.

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species are included within the genus Perrinia :

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