Perotrochus deforgesi

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Perotrochus deforgesi
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Perotrochus deforgesi in Endo Shell Museum
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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 deforgesiMétivier, 1990

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

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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.

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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)