Perotrochus

Perotrochus is a genus of large sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Perotrochus
Apertural view of Perotrochus atlanticus
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Perotrochus

Type species
Perotrochus quoyanus
(Fischer & Bernardi, 1856)

Description

The shell has a conical shape. The base is not umbilicated. The whorls are striate or granulate. The anal fasciole is submedian or below the middle. The slit is short.[2]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Perotrochus:[3]

Species brought into synonymy
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References

  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506


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