Bayerotrochus africanus

Bayerotrochus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Bayerotrochus
Species: B. africanus
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus africanus
(Tomlin, 1948)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bayerotrochus africanus africanus (Tomlin, 1948)
  • Perotrochus africanus (Tomlin, 1948)
  • Pleurotomaria africana Tomlin, 1948

Bayerotrochus africanus, common name the South African Slit Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 120 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed along South Africa.

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