Biology:Perotrochus caledonicus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Perotrochus caledonicus
Mikadotrochus caledonicus 001.jpg
Shell of Perotrochus caledonicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Pleurotomariida
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species:
P. caledonicus
Binomial name
Perotrochus caledonicus
(Bouchet & Métivier, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perotrochus caledonicus Bouchet & Metivier, 1982

Perotrochus caledonicus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikadotrochus caledonicus (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467985 on 2013-02-16
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  • Bouchet, P. & Métivier, B., 1982. Living Pleurotomariidae in the south Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 9: 309-318

External links

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