Boonea

Boonea
Apertural view of the shell of Boonea cincta, by W. H. Dall.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Boonea
Robertson, 1978[1]
Type species
Jaminia seminuda C.B. Adams, 1839
Synonyms[2]

Odostomia (Boonea) Robertson, 1978

Boonea is a small genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks.[2]

This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Odostomiinae, of the family Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)).

Distribution

The vast majority of the species within this genus are only known to be distributed within North American waters, Hudson Bay is a very populated location for the Boonea genus.

Life habits

Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are most likely ectoparasites.

The species Boonea impressa is known to be a severe pest of the edible oyster Crassostrea virginica (Wilson, Powell & Ray, 1988).

Species

There are thirteen accepted species within Boonea:[3]

References

  1. ^ Robertson R. (1978). "Spermatophores of six eastern North American pyramidellid gastropods and their systematic significance (with the new genus Boonea)". Biological Bulletin. 155 (2): 360–382. doi:10.2307/1540958. JSTOR 1540958. page 364.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Boonea Robertson, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397023 on 2012-03-01
  3. ^ "Boonea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

Further reading

  • Adams, C. B. (1839). "Observations on some species of marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species". Boston Journal of Natural History. 2: 262–288, pl. 4.
  • Wilson, E. A.; Powell, E. N. & Ray, S. M. (1988). "The effect of the ectoparasitic pyramidellid snail, Boonea impressa, on the growth and health of oysters, Crassostrea virginica , under field conditions". Fishery Bulletin. 86 (3): 553–566.