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] | |
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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.
References
- 1 2 Bayerotrochus africanus (Tomlin, 1948). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 2011.
- Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506.
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