Perotrochus anseeuwi

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

Perotrochus anseeuwi
Mikadotrochus anseeuwi in Endo Shell Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Perotrochus
Species:
P. anseeuwi
Binomial name
Perotrochus anseeuwi
Kanazawa & Goto, 1991
Synonyms

Mikadotrochus anseeuwi Kanazawa & Y. Goto, 1991

Description

The length of the shell ranges between 30 and 90 mm (1.2 and 3.5 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus anseeuwi Kanazawa & Goto, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467994 on 2013-02-16
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Mikadotrochus anseeuwi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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