Bayerotrochus charlestonensis

Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Bayerotrochus
Species: B. charlestonensis
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
(Askew, 1987) [1]
Synonyms

Perotrochus charlestonensis. Askew, 1987

Bayerotrochus charlestonensis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[2] [3]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 87 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina, USA.

References

  1. ↑ Askew, T. M. 1988. A new species of pleurotomariid gastropod from the Western Atlantic. Nautilus 102: 89-91
  2. ↑ Malacolog.org: Bayerotrochus charlestonensis (Askew, 1988)
  3. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Perotrochus charlestonensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467992 on 2013-02-16

External links

External identifiers for Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
Encyclopedia of Life 4793360
WoRMS 467992


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