Bayerotrochus indicus

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

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 75 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Andaman Sea.

References

  1. 1 2 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

External links

External identifiers for Bayerotrochus indicus
Encyclopedia of Life 13732499
WoRMS 467981


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