Bolma jacquelineae
Appearance
Bolma jacquelineae | |
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Shell of Bolma jacquelineae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Bolma |
Species: | B. jacquelineae
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Binomial name | |
Bolma jacquelineae (Marche–Marchad, 1957)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Bolma christianeae Nolf, 2005 |
Bolma jacquelineae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the adult shell varies between 22 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone, Angola and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolma jacquelineae (Marche–Marchad, 1957). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.
- Beu, A. G.; Ponder, Winston F. (1979), "A revision of the species of Bolma Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae)", Records of the Australian Museum, 32: 1–68, doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.32.1979.201
- Marche–Marchad, I., 1957. Description de cinq gastropodes marins nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 29(2): 200–205, 1 pl, sér. 2° série
- Nolf F. 2005. A new species of Bolma (Gastropoda: Turbinoidea: Turbinidae) from Angola. Neptunea 4 (5) : 1–7
- Nolf F. (2010) About the variability of Bolma jacquelinae (Marche–Marchad, 1957) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turbinidae). Neptunea 9(3): 1–11
External links
[edit]- "Bolma (Cookia) jacquelinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.