Perotrochus tosatoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.[2]

Perotrochus tosatoi
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P. tosatoi
Binomial name
Perotrochus tosatoi
Anseeuw, Goto & Abdi, 2005[1]

Description edit

The length of the shell varies between 75 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off French Guiana at a depth of 200 m.

References edit

  • Anseeuw, P., Y. Goto and M. Abdi. 2005. Description of a new pleurotomariid (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae) from French Guiana: Perotrochus tosatoi sp. nov. Visaya 1(4): 4-14

External links edit

  • "Perotrochus tosatoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.