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Perotrochus lucaya
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Description
The 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
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.
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