Dear Michael, Pleurotomaria are known as slit shells. I tend to
call P. westralis the western slit shell and P. tangaroa the tangaroa
slit shell,
but common names are greatly varied from person to person.
Kind Regards James
P.S. Please visit my homepage with all different types of slit shells at:
http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~skyshark/
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