Rocroithys perissus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[2]

Rocroithys perissus
Shell of Rocroithys perissus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Rocroithys
Species:
R. perissus
Binomial name
Rocroithys perissus
Sysoev & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 22.4 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References edit

External links edit

  • MNHN, Paris: holotype
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.