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Mikadotrochus salmianus

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Mikadotrochus salmianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Pleurotomariida
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Mikadotrochus
Species:
M. salmianus
Binomial name
Mikadotrochus salmianus
(Rolle, 1899)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mikadotrochus schmalzi Shikama, 1961
  • Pleurotomaria salmiana Rolle, 1899

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. ^ a b 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

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