''Bayerotrochus'' is a genus of

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 ...

s, marine

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 ...

mollusks 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 generic name ''Bayerotrochus'' is in honor of marine biologist Frederick Bayer.Cairns S. D. (2008). "Frederick M. Bayer – Commissioner 1972-1995, octocoral taxonomist and Smithsonian curator". '' Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature'' 65(2)
86-87
The shells of the snails in this genus show a

selenizone A selenizone (from the Greek "selene" meaning "moon", and "zone" meaning "girdle") is an anatomical structure that exists in the shells of some families of living sea snails: the slit shells, the little slit shells and the abalones, which are m ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Bayerotrochus'' include: *''

Bayerotrochus africanus ''Bayerotrochus africanus'', common name the South African slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 120 mm. Distribution This species is ...

'' ( Tomlin, 1948) *''

Bayerotrochus boucheti ''Bayerotrochus boucheti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea of ...

'' (Anseeuw & Poppe, 2001) *''

Bayerotrochus charlestonensis ''Bayerotrochus charlestonensis'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleuroto ...

'' (Askew, 1988) *''

Bayerotrochus diluculum ''Bayerotrochus diluculum'', common name the dawn slit shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Bayerotrochus diluculum'' (Okutani, 1979). Accesse ...

'' (Okutani, 1979) *''

Bayerotrochus indicus ''Bayerotrochus indicus'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Bayerotrochus indicus'' (Anseeuw, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'' (Anseeuw, 1999) *''

Bayerotrochus midas ''Bayerotrochus midas'', common name ''King Midas's slit shell'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods ...

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, 1966) *''

Bayerotrochus philpoppei ''Bayerotrochus philpoppei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea ...

'' Anseeuw, Poppe & Goto, 2006 *''

Bayerotrochus poppei ''Bayerotrochus poppei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea of t ...

'' Anseeuw, 2003 *''

Bayerotrochus pyramus ''Bayerotrochus pyramus'', common name the pyramus slit shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Bayerotrochus pyramus'' (Bayer, 1967). Accessed th ...

'' (

, 1967) *'' Bayerotrochus quiquandoni'' Cossignani, 2018 *''

Bayerotrochus tangaroanus ''Bayerotrochus tangaroanus'', or Tangaroan slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae. Description The shell has a typical trochoid shape with a spire angle of approximately 90 degrees an ...

'' (Bouchet & Métivier, 1982) *''

Bayerotrochus teramachii ''Bayerotrochus teramachii'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae. Description The shell has a depressed turbinate shape with an apical spire angle of approximately 98 degrees, with inflated bo ...

'' (

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Bayerotrochus westralis ''Bayerotrochus westralis'', commonly known as "Australia's split shell", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Pleurotomariidae. Description The shell has a turbinate shape with an apical spire ...

'' (Whitehead, 1987)

References

* Anseeuw P. (2010) ''Checklist of the family Pleurotomariidae''

External links

* Pleurotomariidae {{Pleurotomariidae-stub