Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
Bayerotrochus charlestonensis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[2] [3]
| Bayerotrochus charlestonensis | |
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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] | |
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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.
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References
- Askew, T. M. 1988. A new species of pleurotomariid gastropod from the Western Atlantic. Nautilus 102: 89-91
- Malacolog.org: Bayerotrochus charlestonensis (Askew, 1988)
- 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
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Bayerotrochus charlestonensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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