Perotrochus amabilis
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Perotrochus amabilis | |
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Perotrochus amabilis in Endo Shell Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Pleurotomariida |
Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
Genus: | Perotrochus |
Species: | P. amabilis
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Binomial name | |
Perotrochus amabilis | |
Synonyms | |
Perotrochus amabilis, common name the lovely slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 93 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2013) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil.
References
- ^ Bayer, F. M. 1963. A new pleurotomariid gastropod trawled in the straits of Florida by R/V Gerda. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 13: 488–492.
- ^ Perotrochus amabilis (Bayer, 1963). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
External links
- "Perotrochus amabilis amabilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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