Bolma johnstoni
Appearance
Bolma johnstoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Bolma |
Species: | B. johnstoni
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Binomial name | |
Bolma johnstoni (Odhner, 1923)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Bolma johnstoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 37 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone and Angola.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolma johnsoni (Odhner, 1923). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 February 2011.
- Odhner, N.H. (1923) Contribution to the marine molluscan faunas of South and West Africa. Meddelanden fran Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Avdelning, 23, 1–39, 1 pl.
- Nolf F. 2005. A new species of Bolma (Gastropoda: Turbinoidea: Turbinidae) from Angola. Neptunea 4 (5) : 1–7
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.