Bayerotrochus boucheti explained

Bayerotrochus boucheti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurotomariidae.

Subspecies:

• Bayerotrochus boucheti boucheti (Anseeuw & Poppe, 2001)
• Bayerotrochus boucheti mirificus Anseeuw, 2016

Description

The length of the shell varies between 60 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia.

References

• Anseeuw P. & Poppe G. (2001). Description of Perotrochus boucheti sp. nov. from the South Pacific (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae). Novapex 2(4): 125-131
• Anseeuw P. (2016). Two new pleurotomariid subspecies from the South Pacific (Gastropoda: Pleurotomariidae). Visaya. 4(5): 43-57