Perotrochus anseeuwi

Perotrochus anseeuwi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species: P. anseeuwi
Binomial name
Perotrochus anseeuwi
Kanazawa & Goto, 1991
Synonyms

Mikadotrochus anseeuwi Kanazawa & Y. Goto, 1991

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

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.

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


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