Mikadotrochus salmianus
Species of gastropod
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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.[2]
- Subspecies
- Mikadotrochus salmianus neocaledonicus Anseeuw, 2016[4]
- Mikadotrochus salmianus salmianus (Rolle, 1899)
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| Mikadotrochus salmianus | |
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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 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Description
The shell is broadly trochiform, almost conical in shape. The shell is false umbilicus and spirally twisted on all sides. The shell is off-white in color with blazed red spirals. It is almost exactly conical with a broken or flattened tip. It is surrounded on all sides with furrows or traces of growth.[5]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Fiji Islands and the Philippines.
