Bayerotrochus africanus
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Bayerotrochus africanus | |
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Shell of Bayerotrochus africanus (specimen in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Pleurotomariida |
Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
Genus: | Bayerotrochus |
Species: | B. africanus
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Binomial name | |
Bayerotrochus africanus (Tomlin, 1948)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Bayerotrochus africanus, common name the South African slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 120 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2011) |
Distribution
This species is distributed along South Africa.
References
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- "Bayerotrochus africanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
Media related to Bayerotrochus africanus at Wikimedia Commons
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