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Perotrochus maureri

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Perotrochus maureri
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. maureri
Binomial name
Perotrochus maureri
Harasewych & Askew, 1993 [1]
Synonyms

Perotrochus amabilis auct. non Bayer, 1963

Perotrochus maureri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[2][3]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina and in the Gulf of Mexico off East Florida.

References

  1. ^ Harasewych, M. G. and T. M. Askew. 1993. Perotrochus maureri, a new species of pleurotomariid from the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae). Nautilus 106: 130-136.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Perotrochus maureri Harasewych & Askew, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467995 on 2013-02-16
  3. ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26