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.[2][3]
| Perotrochus lucaya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Perotrochus |
| Species: | P. lucaya
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| Binomial name | |
| Perotrochus lucaya | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
The Lucayan slit shell feeds on sessile prey.[2]
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Distribution
editThis 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
edit- ^ Bayer, F. M. 1966. New pleurotomariid gastropods from the Western Atlantic, with a summary of the recent species. Bulletin of Marine Science 15: 737-796.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus lucaya Bayer, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467988 on 2013-02-16
- ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
External links
edit- 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.