Bayerotrochus africanus
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| Shell of Bayerotrochus africanus (specimen in MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | B. africanus
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| Bayerotrochus africanus (Tomlin, 1948)
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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.
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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.
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Categories:
- Pleurotomariidae
- Gastropods described in 1948
- Vetigastropoda stubs