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Perotrochus deforgesi

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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

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

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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  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)
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  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • MNHN Type collection
  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • 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