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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Perotrochus |
| Species: | P. maureri
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| Binomial name | |
| Perotrochus maureri Harasewych & Askew, 1993 [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Perotrochus amabilis auct. non Bayer, 1963 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina and in the Gulf of Mexico off East Florida.
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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.