Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pleurotomariidae Scientific name Perotrochus amabilis People also search for Perotrochus maureri | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Pleurotomarioidea Genus Perotrochus Rank Species | |
Perotrochus amabilis, common name the lovely slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 93 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil.
References
Perotrochus amabilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA