Definition of Pleurotomaria. Meaning of Pleurotomaria. Synonyms of Pleurotomaria

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Definition of Pleurotomaria

Pleurotomaria
Slit-shell Slit"-shell", n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful, pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip. Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are found in deep water in tropical seas.

Meaning of Pleurotomaria from wikipedia

- Pleurotomaria has been reserved exclusively for fossil species (denoted with † below). Known fossil species of Pleurotomaria include: † Pleurotomaria...
- afric**** (Tomlin, 1948) Synonyms Bayerotrochus afric**** afric**** (Tomlin, 1948) Perotrochus afric**** (Tomlin, 1948) Pleurotomaria africana Tomlin, 1948...
- anseeuwi Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) atlantica (Atlantic Slit S****; found in Brazil) Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus) caledonicus Pleurotomaria (Perotrochus)...
- not always be true. The greatest number of teeth per row is found in Pleurotomaria (deep water gastropods in an ancient lineage) which has over 200 teeth...
- Entemnotrochus Fischer, 1885 Type species Pleurotomaria adansoniana Crosse & P. Fischer, 1861 Synonyms Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) P. Fischer, 1885...
- Fiji Islands and the Philippines. Rolle, Hermann (1899). Eine neue Pleurotomaria. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologische Gesellschaft. 31(3/4)...
- Eye cup of Pleurotomaria sp....
- W. Tryon (1890), Manual of Conchology vol. XII, p. 71 (described as Pleurotomaria beyrichii) Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seas**** of the World. Buffalo:...
- Commons has media related to Mikadotrochus. Lindholm, W. A. (1927). On Pleurotomaria beyrichi Hilgendorf (Gastropoda) in the collection of Zoological Museum...
- Siletz River volcanics, have provided fossils of the archaeogastropods Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini, P. (E.) schencki and P. (E.) siletzensis...