F++/+++. SELECTED AND VERY LARGE. The Bayerotrochus are a genus of large thin-shelled PLEUROTOMARIIDAE. The most common species is the Teramachii, but there is also the lesser known western part from Australia. In South Africa there is the “africanus”, in India the “indicus”, in New Caledonia the “boucheti” and so on. There are even more. All are sought after and sometimes the western iris like this specimen is very beautiful. The Bayerotrochus westralis is becoming increasingly rare.
Australia. Western Australia. Scott Reef. At 550 m. 1983.
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