Bayerotrochus indicus

Bayerotrochus indicus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1]

Bayerotrochus indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Bayerotrochus
Species:
B. indicus
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus indicus
(Anseeuw, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perotrochus indicus Anseeuw, 1999

Description

The shell grows to a length of 75 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Andaman Sea.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Bayerotrochus indicus (Anseeuw, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467981 on 2013-02-16
  • Anseeuw, P., 1999. Perotrochus indicus a new species of pleurotomariid from India. Gloria Maris 37(5-6): 88-95
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Bayerotrochus indicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris: holotype


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