Bayerotrochus poppei

Bayerotrochus poppei
Shells of Bayerotrochus poppei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Pleurotomariida
Family:	Pleurotomariidae
Genus:	Bayerotrochus
Species:	B. poppei
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus poppei Anseeuw, 2003 [1]
Synonyms [2]
Perotrochus poppei(Anseeuw, 2003)

Bayerotrochus poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell reaches 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tonga.

References

1. Anseeuw. 2003. Novapex 4 (1): 11–16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
2. Bayerotrochus poppei Anseeuw, 2003 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.

• Anseeuw P. 2003. A new pleurotomariid (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae) from Tonga Islands, South Pacific, Bayerotrochus poppei sp. n. Novapex 4(1): 11–16

External links

• "Bayerotrochus poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.