Perotrochus maureri
Perotrochus maureri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[2][3]
Perotrochus maureri | |
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Perotrochus maureri in Endo Shell Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
Genus: | Perotrochus |
Species: | P. maureri |
Binomial name | |
Perotrochus maureri Harasewych & Askew, 1993 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
Perotrochus amabilis auct. non Bayer, 1963 |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina and in the Gulf of Mexico off East Florida.
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References
- Harasewych, M. G. and T. M. Askew. 1993. Perotrochus maureri, a new species of pleurotomariid from the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae). Nautilus 106: 130-136.
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Perotrochus maureri Harasewych & Askew, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467995 on 2013-02-16
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Perotrochus maureri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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