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Perotrochus hirasei, (Pilsbry, 1903)
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Pleurotomariidae → Mikadotrochus → hirasei → Mikadotrochus hirasei → Pilsbry, 1903
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Slotted snails inhabited extensive shallow sea regions in the Palaeozoic. Today they only occur with a few species in the deep sea. Because of their originality and relict distribution, they are counted among the "living fossils".
