Buchema shearmani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Buchema |
| Species: | B. shearmani
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| Buchema shearmani Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013
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Description
editOf the five Buchema species from Puerto Rico proposed by Corea (1934), Buchema shearmani resembles the type species Carinodrillia (Buchema) tainoa Corea (1934). Its shell colour varies from brownish orange with ivory white spiral cords to uniform dark brown.[2] The length of the shell attains 10mm.[3]
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Distribution
editThis marine species was found off Mogadiscio, Somalia[4] after being trawled by local fishermen.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Buchema shearmani Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740936 on 2017-01-05
- ^ "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Buchema shearmani - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy (conchology.be)
- ^ WMSDB | Conchology
- ^ Morassi, Mauro; Bonfitto, Antonio (2013). "Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea)". Zootaxa. 3710: 271–280. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3710.3.5. ISSN 1175-5326. PMID 26106689.
- Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2013) Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zootaxa 3710(3): 271–280.