Perotrochus oishii

Perotrochus oishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species: P. oishii
Binomial name
Perotrochus oishii
(Shikama, 1973)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mikadotrochus oishii Shikama, 1973

Perotrochus oishii 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 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the East China Sea and off Japan.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus oishii (Shikama, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467990 on 2013-02-16

External links

External identifiers for Perotrochus oishii
Encyclopedia of Life 15543638
WoRMS 467990


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