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Bayerotrochus africanus

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Bayerotrochus africanus
Shell of Bayerotrochus africanus (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  • "Bayerotrochus africanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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