''Bayerotrochus charlestonensis'' is a
species of large
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea of the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is a very ancient lineage; there were numerous species in the geological pas ...
, the slit snails.
Malacolog.org: ''Bayerotrochus charlestonensis'' (Askew, 1988)
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[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Perotrochus charlestonensis''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467992 on 2013-02-16]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 87 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina, USA.
References
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To World Register of Marine Species
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Pleurotomariidae
Gastropods described in 1987
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