Bayerotrochus charlestonensis

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Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Bayerotrochus
Species:
B. charlestonensis
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
(Askew, 1987) [1]
Synonyms
  • Perotrochus charlestonensis. Askew, 1987

Bayerotrochus charlestonensis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails. [2] [3]

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Sea snail common name for snails that normally live in saltwater

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in salt water, in other words marine gastropods. The taxonomic class Gastropoda also includes snails that live in other habitats, such as land snails and freshwater snails. Many species of sea snails are edible and exploited as food sources by humans.

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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.

South Carolina State of the United States of America

South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River.

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References

  1. Askew, T. M. 1988. A new species of pleurotomariid gastropod from the Western Atlantic. Nautilus 102: 89-91
  2. Malacolog.org: Bayerotrochus charlestonensis (Askew, 1988)
  3. 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