Bayerotrochus poppei

Bayerotrochus poppei
Shells of Bayerotrochus poppei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this 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. ^ a b 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
  • "Bayerotrochus poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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