Perotrochus anseeuwi

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Perotrochus anseeuwi
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Mikadotrochus anseeuwi in Endo Shell Museum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species:
P. anseeuwi
Binomial name
Perotrochus anseeuwi
Kanazawa & Goto, 1991
Synonyms

Mikadotrochus anseeuwiKanazawa & Y. Goto, 1991

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

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Description

The length of the shell ranges between 30 and 90 mm (1.2 and 3.5 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus anseeuwi Kanazawa & Goto, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467994 on 2013-02-16