Bayerotrochus africanus, common name the South African slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae.[1]
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Bayerotrochus africanus (Tomlin, 1948) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 120 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed along South Africa.
References
- 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