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The Emperor's Slit Shell, Mikadotrochus hirasei, is found only in deep water off Japan and the Philippines.
The Emperor's Slit Shell, Mikadotrochus hirasei, is found only in deep water off Japan and the Philippines.
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Miscellaneous Shells
  • Emperor's Slit Shell - Mikadotrochus hirase
  • Jon Fuller Photography/NaturePhoto
  • Rights Managed
  • aka Hirasei's Slit Shell
  • aka Pertrochus hirasei
  • aka Pleurotomaria hirasei
  • animal
  • aquatic
  • calcareous
  • calcium carbonate
  • carnivorous
  • carnivore
  • meat-eating
  • color
  • colour
  • copyright Jon G. Fuller Jr
  • deepwater species
  • dorsal
  • eat sponges
  • exoskeleton
  • fauna
  • gastropod
  • invertebrate
  • marine
  • molllusk
  • natural world
  • nature
  • predator
  • predatory
  • salt water inhabitant
  • scientific illustration
  • sea creature
  • sea shell
  • sea snail
  • seashell
  • size 40 - 100 mm
  • stock image
  • stock photography
  • water-dwelling
  • wildlife