Perotrochus

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Perotrochus
Perotrochus atlanticus.jpg
Apertural view of Perotrochus atlanticus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Pleurotomariida
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Fischer, 1885 [1]
Type species
Perotrochus quoyana Fischer & Bernardi, 1856
Synonyms

Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus)Fischer 1885

Perotrochus is a genus of large sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

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Description

The shell has a conical shape. The base is not umbilicated. The whorls are striate or granulate. The anal fasciole is submedian or below the middle. The slit is short. [2]

Species

Extant

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Perotrochus: [3]

Species brought into synonymy

Fossil

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