Bothropoma ponsonbyi

Bothropoma ponsonbyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Bothropoma ponsonbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Phasianelloidea
Family:
Colloniidae
Genus:
Bothropoma
Species:
B. ponsonbyi
Binomial name
Bothropoma ponsonbyi
(Sowerby, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Neocollonia ponsonbyi (Sowerby, 1897)
  • Turbo ponsonbyi Sowerby, 1897 (original combination)

Description

The shell grows to a size of 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northeast Cape to Durban, South Africa

References
  1. Bothropoma ponsonbyi (Sowerby, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • "Bothropoma ponsonbyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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