Perotrochus amabilis

Perotrochus amabilis, common name the lovely slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.[2]

Perotrochus amabilis
Perotrochus amabilis in Endo Shell Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Pleurotomarioidea
Family:
Pleurotomariidae
Genus:
Perotrochus
Species:
P. amabilis
Binomial name
Perotrochus amabilis
(Bayer, 1963) [1]
Synonyms
  • Mikadotrochus amabilis Bayer, 1963 (original combination)
  • Pleurotomaria amabilis (Bayer, 1963)

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
  1. 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.
  2. Perotrochus amabilis (Bayer, 1963). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  • "Perotrochus amabilis amabilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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