Perotrochus lucaya
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| Perotrochus lucaya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Perotrochus |
| Species: | P. lucaya |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.[2][3]
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
The Lucayan slit shell feeds on sessile prey.[2]