Acrista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.[1]

Acrista
Acrista sp. (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clathurellidae
Genus: Acrista
Hedley, 1922
Type species
Lienardia punctilla
Hedley, 1922
Synonyms

Lienardia (Acrista) Hedley, 1922 (original rank)

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Indo-west Pacific, from Madagascar to Fiji; also off Australia (Queensland) and Papua New Guinea.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Acrista Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577977 on 2016-04-11
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
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