Mikadotrochus salmianus
Mikadotrochus salmianus, common name the Salmiana slit shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1]
- Subspecies
- Mikadotrochus salmianus neocaledonicus Anseeuw, 2016
- Mikadotrochus salmianus salmianus (Rolle, 1899)
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| Shell of Mikadotrochus salmianus neocaledonicus (paratype at MNHN. Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Mikadotrochus |
| Species: | M. salmianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mikadotrochus salmianus (Rolle, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 60 mm and 120 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Fiji Islands and the Philippines.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Mikadotrochus salmianus (Rolle, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467984 on 2013-02-16
- Anseeuw P. (2016). Two new pleurotomariid subspecies from the South Pacific (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae). Visaya. 4(5): 43-57
External links
- Rolle H. (1899). Eine neue Pleurotomaria. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologische Gesellschaft. 31(3/4) 62; (11/12): 161-164, 1 p
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Mikadotrochus salmianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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