Bolma massieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]
Bolma massieri | |
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Shell of Bolma massieri (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. massieri
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Binomial name | |
Bolma massieri Bozzetti, 1992
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Synonyms | |
Bolma (Bolma) massieri Bozzetti, 1992 |
Description
editThe size of the shell attains 90 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is found off South Africa and Mozambique.
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Bolma massieri Bozzetti, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581283 on 2012-09-01
- ^ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245.
- Bozzetti, L., 1992. Il genere Bolma nella provincia Sud-Africana (Gastropoda: Turbinidae). La Conchiglia 264: 28-29
External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species
- "Bolma (Bolma) massieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.