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Common name:
Mikadotrochus hirasei → Hirase's Slit Shell
Synonym:
Perotrochus hirasei, (Pilsbry, 1903)
Superfamily - Order / Family / Genus / Scientific Name / Author:
Pleurotomarioidea / Pleurotomariidae / Mikadotrochus / 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".
