Perotrochus oishii

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Perotrochus oishii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order:
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species:
P. oishii
Binomial name
Perotrochus oishii
(Shikama, 1973)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mikadotrochus oishii Shikama, 1973

Perotrochus oishii is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1]

Description[]

The shell grows to a length of 70 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the East China Sea and off Japan.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus oishii (Shikama, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467990 on 2013-02-16
  • Anseeuw, P. & Goto, Y., 2004. Note on a reassessment of the taxonomic status of Mikadotrochus oishii Shikama, 1973, a pleurotomariid (Mollusca: Pleurotomariidae) from the East China Sea. Novapex 5(1):43-48

External links[]

  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Mikadotrochus oishii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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