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Bayerotrochus charlestonensis

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Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Pleurotomariida
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

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The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 87 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina, USA.

References

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  1. ^ Askew, T. M. 1988. A new species of pleurotomariid gastropod from the Western Atlantic. Nautilus 102: 89-91
  2. ^ Malacolog.org: Bayerotrochus charlestonensis (Askew, 1988)
  3. ^ 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
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  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Bayerotrochus charlestonensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.