Perotrochus caledonicus

Perotrochus caledonicus
Shell of Perotrochus caledonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • 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.

Description

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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1 2 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