Bayerotrochus indicus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Bayerotrochus |
| Species: | B. indicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bayerotrochus indicus (Anseeuw, 1999)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 75 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Andaman Sea.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Bayerotrochus indicus (Anseeuw, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467981 on 2013-02-16
- Anseeuw, P., 1999. Perotrochus indicus a new species of pleurotomariid from India. Gloria Maris 37(5-6): 88-95
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Bayerotrochus indicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- MNHN, Paris: holotype