Boonea somersi
| Boonea somersi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Boonea |
| Species: | B. somersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Boonea somersi (Verrill & Bush, 1900) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Boonea somersi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of eleven known species within the Boonea genus of gastropods. [2][3]
Description
The shell grows to a length of approximately 2.6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Bermudas
- Caribbean Sea: Colombia
- Gulf of Mexico: Florida, Louisiana, Texas
- Atlantic Ocean: Bahamas, Bermudas, Brazil
References
- ↑ Verrill, A. E. and K. J. Bush. 1900. Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 513-544, pls. 63-66
- 1 2 3 WoRMS (2010). Boonea somersi (Verrill & Bush, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420439 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ 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.
External links
| External identifiers for Boonea somersi | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4812235 |
| WoRMS | 420439 |
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Odostomia (Boonea) somersi; retrieved: 2 March 2012
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