Boonea scymnocelata

Boonea scymnocelata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of eleven known species within the Boonea genus of gastropods.[2]

Boonea scymnocelata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Boonea
Species:
B. scymnocelata
Binomial name
Boonea scymnocelata
Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009[1]

Description

The shell of this ectoparasitic marine species grows to a length of approximately 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coasts of Brazil at depths between 79 m and 500 m below sea level.

References
  1. Pimenta A.D., Absalão R.S. & Miyaji C. (2009). A taxonomic review of the genera Boonea, Chrysallida, Parthenina, Ivara, Fargoa, Mumiola, Odostomella and Trabecula (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae, Odostomiinae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 2049 : 39-66. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Gofas, S. (2010). Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457179 on 2011-10-26


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