Perotrochus tosatoi

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

Perotrochus tosatoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Pleurotomarioidea
Family:
Pleurotomariidae
Genus:
Perotrochus
Species:
P. tosatoi
Binomial name
Perotrochus tosatoi
Anseeuw, Goto & Abdi, 2005[1]

Description

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

Distribution

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

References
  1. Anseeuw P. , Goto & Abdi (2005). Visaya 1 (4) : 4–14. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. Perotrochus tosatoi Anseeuw, Goto & Abdi, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  • 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
  • "Perotrochus tosatoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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