Mikadotrochus salmianus
Mikadotrochus salmianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
Genus: | Mikadotrochus |
Species: | M. salmianus |
Binomial name | |
Mikadotrochus salmianus (Rolle, 1899) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Mikadotrochus salmianus, common name the Salmiana slit shell, 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 varies between 60 mm and 120 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikadotrochus salmianus (Rolle, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467984 on 2013-02-16
External links
External identifiers for Mikadotrochus salmianus | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 4793391 |
WoRMS | 467984 |
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Mikadotrochus salmianus
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