Bayerotrochus pyramus

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Bayerotrochus pyramus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Pleurotomarioidea
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Bayerotrochus
Species:
B. pyramus
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus pyramus
(Bayer, 1967) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Perotrochus pyramus Bayer, 1967

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. [2] [3]

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Description

The shell reaches a length of 64 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Lesser Antilles off Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Martinique at depths between 400 m and 560 m.

Related Research Articles

Frederick Merkle Bayer was an emeritus curator of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, as well as a prominent marine biologist who specialized in the study of soft corals.

<i>Perotrochus</i> genus of molluscs

Perotrochus is a genus of large sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails,.

<i>Bayerotrochus midas</i> species of mollusc

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

<i>Bayerotrochus philpoppei</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus philpoppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus poppei</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus poppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus africanus</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus africanus, common name the South African Slit Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

Perotrochus amabilis, common name the lovely slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus boucheti</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus</i> genus of molluscs

Bayerotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus tangaroanus</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus tangaroanus, common name : the Tangaroan Slit Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus teramachii</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus teramachii, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

<i>Bayerotrochus westralis</i> species of mollusc

Bayerotrochus westralis, commonly known as "Australia's split shell", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.

Diodora elevata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Lucapinella aequalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Lucapinella elenorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Lucapinella milleri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

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.

Bayerotrochus indicus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.

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

Perotrochus lucaya, common name the Lucayan slit shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.

References

  1. Bayer, F. M. 1967. Another new Western Atlantic pleurotomarian gastropod. Bulletin of Marine Science 17: 389-397
  2. 1 2 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
  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)