Perotrochus bermotiensis Bose et al. 2021 (snail)

Gastropoda - Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae

Full reference: K. Bose, S.S. Das, and S. Mondal. 2021. An updated generic classification of Cenozoic pleurotomariid gastropods, with new records from the Oligocene and early Miocene of India. Journal of Paleontology 95(4):763-776

Belongs to Perotrochus according to K. Bose et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Perotrochus (Perotrochus), Perotrochus isseli, Perotrochus masoni, Perotrochus sismondai

Type specimen: Mani/17/Pleu/314. Its type locality is Bermoti Village, Coral Limestone Member, which is in a Rupelian shallow subtidal limestone/claystone in the Maniyara Fort Formation of India.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bermoti Village, Coral Limestone Member

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