Bolma johnstoni

Bolma johnstoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Bolma
Species:
B. johnstoni
Binomial name
Bolma johnstoni
(Odhner, 1923)
Synonyms[1]
  • Astraea johnsoni (Odhner, 1923) (misspelling)
  • Astralium johnsoni Odhner, 1923

Bolma johnstoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 37 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone and Angola.

References

  1. ^ 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.


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