Mikadotrochus caledonicus

Mikadotrochus caledonicus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1][2]

Mikadotrochus caledonicus
Shell of Mikadotrochus caledonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Mikadotrochus
Species:
M. caledonicus
Binomial name
Mikadotrochus caledonicus
(Bouchet & Métivier, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perotrochus caledonicus Bouchet & Metivier, 1982

Description

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

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


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