Bayerotrochus pyramus
Species of gastropod
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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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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Pleurotomariida |
| Superfamily: | Pleurotomarioidea |
| Family: | Pleurotomariidae |
| Genus: | Bayerotrochus |
| Species: | B. pyramus |
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| Bayerotrochus pyramus | |
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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.