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Family: Pleurotomariidae (See list of species below)

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21 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Bayerotrochus boucheti []	No picture found Bayerotrochus charlestonensis []	No picture found Bayerotrochus midas []
No picture found Bayerotrochus philpoppei []	No picture found Bayerotrochus pyramus []	No picture found Bayerotrochus tangaroanus []
No picture found Entemnotrochus adansonianus [Adanson's pleurotomaria]	Entemnotrochus rumphii []	No picture found Mikadotrochus anseeuwi []
No picture found Mikadotrochus gotoi []	No picture found Mikadotrochus hirasei []	No picture found Mikadotrochus salmianus []
No picture found Perotrochus amabilis [Lovely slitsnail]	Perotrochus atlanticus []	No picture found Perotrochus lucaya []
No picture found Perotrochus maureri []	No picture found Perotrochus quoyanus []	No picture found Perotrochus salmiana []
Perotrochus teramachii []	No picture found Perotrochus tosatoi []	No picture found Perotrochus vicdani []

21 Species of Family Pleurotomariidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bayerotrochus boucheti		Western Central Pacific.
Bayerotrochus charlestonensis		Western Atlantic.	8.7 DL
Bayerotrochus midas		Western Central Atlantic.	12.75 DL
Bayerotrochus philpoppei		Western Central Pacific
Bayerotrochus pyramus		Western Atlantic.	6.35 DL
Bayerotrochus tangaroanus		Southwest Pacific
Entemnotrochus adansonianus	Adanson's pleurotomaria	Western Atlantic.	10 DL
Entemnotrochus rumphii		Western Pacific.	19.5 SHD
Mikadotrochus anseeuwi		Western Central Pacific
Mikadotrochus gotoi		Western Central Pacific
Mikadotrochus hirasei		Western Central Pacific
Mikadotrochus salmianus		Western Central Pacific
Perotrochus amabilis	Lovely slitsnail	Western Atlantic.	9.3 DL
Perotrochus atlanticus		Western Atlantic.	8.8 DL
Perotrochus lucaya		Western Atlantic	5.9 DL
Perotrochus maureri		Western Atlantic.	5.95 DL
Perotrochus quoyanus		Western Atlantic	5.7 DL
Perotrochus salmiana		Western Central Pacific	7.5 SHD
Perotrochus teramachii		Indo-West Pacific	13 SHD
Perotrochus tosatoi		Western Atlantic.	9.01 DL
Perotrochus vicdani		Western Central Pacific	49.5 SHD

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