Perotrochus deforgesi

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

Perotrochus deforgesi
Perotrochus deforgesi in Endo Shell Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Pleurotomariida
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species:
P. deforgesi
Binomial name
Perotrochus deforgesi
Métivier, 1990
Synonyms

Mikadotrochus deforgesi Métivier, 1990

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs on the continental slope at depths between 350 m and 580 m in the Coral Sea.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus deforgesi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467993 on 2013-02-16
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To MNHN Type collection
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Mikadotrochus deforgesi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Anseeuw P., Puillandre N., Utge J. & Bouchet P. (2015). Perotrochus caledonicus (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae) revisited: descriptions of new species from the South-West Pacific. European Journal of Taxonomy. 134: 1-23


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