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Perotrochus caledonicus
Shell of Perotrochus caledonicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Pleurotomariida
Superfamily:	Pleurotomarioidea
Family:	Pleurotomariidae
Genus:	Perotrochus
Species:	P. caledonicus
Binomial name
Perotrochus caledonicus (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982)
Synonyms
Perotrochus caledonicus Bouchet & Metivier, 1982

Perotrochus caledonicus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.

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The type material that Perotrochus caledonicus is made of from southern New Caledonia typically has a smooth shell, but a more pustulose variation was later found and initially considered just a form of the same species. Collectors and dealers continue to distinguish between the "smooth" and "pustulose" forms, with some suggesting the latter might even qualify as a separate species.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikadotrochus caledonicus (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467985 on 2013-02-16
2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
3. https://zoobank.org/References/B623BC1C-96CD-410B-97E6-4D03864D29EC

• Bouchet, P. & Métivier, B., 1982. Living Pleurotomariidae in the south Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 9: 309-318

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species
• "Mikadotrochus caledonicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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