Bayerotrochus charlestonensis

Bayerotrochus charlestonensis is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.^{[2] [3]}

Bayerotrochus charlestonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Pleurotomariida
Superfamily:	Pleurotomarioidea
Family:	Pleurotomariidae
Genus:	Bayerotrochus
Species:	B. charlestonensis
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus charlestonensis (Askew, 1987)[1]
Synonyms
Perotrochus charlestonensis. Askew, 1987

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 87 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina, USA.