''Bayerotrochus pyramus'', common name the pyramus slit shell, 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
marine
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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.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Bayerotrochus pyramus'' (Bayer, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467977 on 2013-02-16][Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)]
Description
The shell reaches a length of 64 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Lesser Antilles off
Guadeloupe
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,
St Lucia and
Martinique at depths between 400 m and 560 m.
References
External links
To Encyclopedia of LifeTo World Register of Marine Species*
Pleurotomariidae
Gastropods described in 1967
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