Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
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] | |
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
- ↑ 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
External identifiers for Bayerotrochus charlestonensis | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 4793360 |
WoRMS | 467992 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
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