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Common name:
Bayerotrochus teramachii → Teramachi's Slit Shell
Synonym:
Perotrochus teramachii, (Kuroda, 1955)
Superfamily - Order / Family / Genus / Scientific Name / Author:
Pleurotomarioidea / Pleurotomariidae / Bayerotrochus / Bayerotrochus teramachii / Tokubei Kuroda, 1955
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Slotted snails inhabited extensive shallow sea regions in the Palaeozoic. Today they only occur with a few species in the deep sea. They are referred to as "living fossils" because of their originality and relict distribution.
