Perotrochus masoni Maxwell 1978 (snail)

Gastropoda - Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae

Full reference: P. A. Maxwell. 1978. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(1):15-46

Belongs to Perotrochus according to P. A. Maxwell 1978

Sister taxa: Perotrochus (Perotrochus), Perotrochus bermotiensis, Perotrochus isseli

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sisters Creek, which is in a Duntroonian marine limestone in the Otekaike Limestone Formation of New Zealand

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sisters Creek

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