Bayerotrochus midas, common name King Midas's slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.[1]

Bayerotrochus midas
Live animal of Bayerotrochus midas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Pleurotomariida
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Genus: Bayerotrochus
Species:
B. midas
Binomial name
Bayerotrochus midas
(Bayer, 1966)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perotrochus midas Bayer, 1965

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 128 mm. Dead Bayerotrochus midas can form shallow marine sediments, and can grow at least as long as 78.9mm.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bayerotrochus midas (Bayer, 1966). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Bayerotrochus midas (Bayer 1965) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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