Perotrochus deforgesi
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| Perotrochus deforgesi | |
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| Perotrochus deforgesi in Endo Shell Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Perotrochus |
| Species: | P. deforgesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Perotrochus deforgesi Métivier, 1990 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mikadotrochus deforgesi Métivier, 1990 | |
Perotrochus deforgesi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1][2]
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm. It is also known as the de Forges "split shell".[3] It is a spongivorous grazer often found among sponges. The shell has beaded spiral cords of a depressed shell. It was named after Dr. Bertrand Richer de Forges, organizer of the research dredgings that led to its discovery.
