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Peristernia chlorostoma is commonly found under rocks on many reefs near the sea, in lagoons and on rocky ledges, in corals and rocky reefs from the intertidal zone to a depth of at least 20 meters.
The shell snail is cream colored with varying amounts of brown, the shell opening is yellow.
The snail has a varied prey spectrum from tubeworms to sea squirts and hydrozoans.
Synonyms:
Latirus scabrosus (Reeve, 1847)
Peristernia scabrosa (Reeve, 1847)
Turbinella chlorostoma G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
Turbinella crenulata Kiener, 1840
Turbinella scabrosa Reeve, 1847
The shell snail is cream colored with varying amounts of brown, the shell opening is yellow.
The snail has a varied prey spectrum from tubeworms to sea squirts and hydrozoans.
Synonyms:
Latirus scabrosus (Reeve, 1847)
Peristernia scabrosa (Reeve, 1847)
Turbinella chlorostoma G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
Turbinella crenulata Kiener, 1840
Turbinella scabrosa Reeve, 1847