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Taxonomy
Family:
PLEUROTOMARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Pleurotomariida (Order)
> Pleurotomarioidea (Superfamily)
> Pleurotomariidae (Family)
> Bayerotrochus (Genus)
> tangaroanus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Perotrochus tangaroanus Bouchet & Métivier, 1982
Images: Bayerotrochus tangaroanus (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982)
Collected in 478 metres, Three Kings Rise, NZ (USNM 869640). 42.9mm x 49mm. © Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Taxonomy
Family:
PLEUROTOMARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Pleurotomariida (Order)
> Pleurotomarioidea (Superfamily)
> Pleurotomariidae (Family)
> Bayerotrochus (Genus)
> tangaroanus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Perotrochus tangaroanus Bouchet & Métivier, 1982
Details: Bayerotrochus tangaroanus (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982)
Size/Grows to:
Width 69mm, Height 58mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Rise, 841 metres. Lau Ridge, 547-646 metres
Type Data:
  • 550-650 metres, Lau Ridge, Three Kings Rise, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine
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References and Publications
  • Harasewych, M.G. 2002 Pleurotomarioidean Gastropods, Advances in Marine Biology, 42 (p.272)
  • Anseeuw, B. 1995 Perotrochus tangaroana Bouchet & Métivier, 1982, World Shells, 13 (p.36)
  • Grange, K.R. Sep/1983 A Living Pleurotomariid Slit Shell from the South Pacific, Cookia, 5(3) (p.5)
  • Bouchet, P., Métivier, B. 1982 Living Pleurotomariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the South Pacific, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 9(3) (p.313) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil