Perotrochus metivieri

Perotrochus metivieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species: P. metivieri
Binomial name
Perotrochus metivieri
Anseeuw & Goto, 1995

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 65 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the South China Sea.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus metivieri Anseeuw & Goto, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467996 on 2013-02-16

External links

External identifiers for Perotrochus metivieri
Encyclopedia of Life 4793367
WoRMS 467996


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