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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Pleurotomariida
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.