Peristernia tulipa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description The length of the shell attains 20.3 mm.It is a voracious predator that eats little invertebrates or other mollusks. It gets its name from the shape of its shell which resembles a tulip flower. It has a highly variable shell color. The shell variations involve fine spiral lines and irregular large spots. The large spots can be brown, orange, ochre, or reddish-orange. The animal has a brown and oval shaped operculum and the animal itself is reddish or darker red with fine lighter color markings.
Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.
References
External links Lesson A. (1842). Mollusques recueillis dans la Mer du Sud, genre Buccinum Linné. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 5: 237-238 Snyder M.A. (2003). Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae. Academy of Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia, Special Publication. 21iii + 1–431