Mikadotrochus salmianus

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Mikadotrochus salmianus
Mikadotrochus salmianus neocaledonicus (MNHN-IM-2010-11358).jpeg
Shell of Mikadotrochus salmianus neocaledonicus (paratype at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order:
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]

Subspecies
  • Mikadotrochus salmianus neocaledonicus Anseeuw, 2016
  • Mikadotrochus salmianus salmianus (Rolle, 1899)

Description[]

The length of the shell varies between 60 mm and 120 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Fiji Islands 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
  • Anseeuw P. (2016). Two new pleurotomariid subspecies from the South Pacific (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae). Visaya. 4(5): 43-57

External links[]

  • Rolle H. (1899). Eine neue Pleurotomaria. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologische Gesellschaft. 31(3/4) 62; (11/12): 161-164, 1 p
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Mikadotrochus salmianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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