| 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 |
| 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]
The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 93 mm.
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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil.
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