Peristichia toreta, common name the tower pyram, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Peristichia toreta Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420466 on 2012-01-12Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Description The length of an adult shell can be as much as 13.5 mm. The shell has two basal keels. The axial sculpture consists of strong ribs, and the spiral sculpture consists of strong ridges.Dall & Bartsch, A Monograph of West American Pyramidellid Mollusks, United States National Museum Bulletin 68, p. 12; 1909
Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina
References
External links Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) Encyclopedia of Life USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection ITIS World Register of Marine Species Another image at the BMSM website