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.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
The Lucayan slit shell feeds on sessile prey.

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.