Bolma jacquelineae

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

Bolma jacquelineae
Shell of Bolma jacquelineae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

  • 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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