Bayerotrochus africanus

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Bayerotrochus africanus
Bayerotrochus africanus 001.jpg
Shell of Bayerotrochus africanus (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
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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[]

  • 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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