- Source: Perotrochus lucaya
Perotrochus lucaya, common name the Lucayan slit shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
The Lucayan slit shell feeds on sessile prey.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas at depths between 275 m and 427 m.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Life
GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
ITIS
World Register of Marine Species
"Perotrochus lucaya". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Perotrochus lucaya
- Perotrochus
- Frederick Bayer
- Pleurotomariacea
- List of gastropods described in the 2000s
