Bolma jacquelineae

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Bolma jacquelineae
Shell of Bolma jacquelineae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. jacquelineae
Binomial name
Bolma jacquelineae
(Marche–Marchad, 1957)
Synonyms[1]

Bolma christianeae Nolf, 2005

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

Description[edit]

The size of the adult shell varies between 22 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone, Angola and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

References[edit]

  • Beu, A. G.; Ponder, Winston F. (1979), "A revision of the species of Bolma Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae)", Records of the Australian Museum, 32: 1–68, doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.32.1979.201
  • Marche–Marchad, I., 1957. Description de cinq gastropodes marins nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 29(2): 200–205, 1 pl, sér. 2° série
  • Nolf F. 2005. A new species of Bolma (Gastropoda: Turbinoidea: Turbinidae) from Angola. Neptunea 4 (5) : 1–7
  • Nolf F. (2010) About the variability of Bolma jacquelinae (Marche–Marchad, 1957) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turbinidae). Neptunea 9(3): 1–11

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