Perotrochus deforgesi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus deforgesi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467993 on 2013-02-16Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Description The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm. It is also known as the de Forges "split shell". 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. Distribution This species occurs on the continental slope at depths between 350 m and 580 m in the Chesterfield-Bellona Plateau of New Caledonia in the Coral Sea.
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Encyclopedia of Life MNHN Type collection USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection World Register of Marine Species
Anseeuw P., Puillandre N., Utge J. & Bouchet P. (2015). Perotrochus caledonicus (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae) revisited: descriptions of new species from the South-West Pacific. European Journal of Taxonomy. 134: 1-23