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Perotrochus caledonicus

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Perotrochus caledonicus
Shell of Perotrochus caledonicus
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. caledonicus
Binomial name
Perotrochus caledonicus
(Bouchet & Métivier, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perotrochus caledonicus Bouchet & Metivier, 1982

Perotrochus caledonicus 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 30 mm and 55 mm.

The type material that Perotrochus caledonicus is made of from southern New Caledonia typically has a smooth shell, but a more pustulose variation was later found and initially considered just a form of the same species. Collectors and dealers continue to distinguish between the "smooth" and "pustulose" forms, with some suggesting the latter might even qualify as a separate species.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikadotrochus caledonicus (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467985 on 2013-02-16
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  3. ^ https://zoobank.org/References/B623BC1C-96CD-410B-97E6-4D03864D29EC
  • Bouchet, P. & Métivier, B., 1982. Living Pleurotomariidae in the south Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 9: 309-318
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  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Mikadotrochus caledonicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.