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King Midas' slit shell
Bayerotrochus midas
Bayerotrochus midas, common name King Midas's slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae. This gastropod is distinguished by its uniquely structured shell featuring a characteristic slit (or selenizone) and is an important representative of the Vetigastropoda—a clade known for its ancient lineage and specialized shell morphology .
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Description
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.
Range & habitat
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas. Bayerotrochus midas is found in warm, tropical to subtropical marine waters of the Atlantic region.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 255523.