Biology:Perotrochus amabilis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Perotrochus amabilis in Endo Shell Museum | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | P. amabilis
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| Perotrochus amabilis (Bayer, 1963) [1]
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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.
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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_2298.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3139756 entry
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