Biology:Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Bayerotrochus |
| Species: | B. charlestonensis
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| Bayerotrochus charlestonensis (Askew, 1987) [1]
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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
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Bayerotrochus charlestonensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_21659.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q13451799 entry
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