Buchema hadromeres

Buchema hadromeres is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Buchema hadromeres
Shell of Buchema hadromeres (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Buchema
Species:
B. hadromeres
Binomial name
Buchema hadromeres
(Melvill, 1927)
Synonyms[1]

Melatoma hadromeres Melvill, 1927

It was formerly included within the family Turridae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Jamaica, Colombia and Surinam.

References
  1. Buchema hadromeres (Melvill, 1927). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Buchema hadromeres". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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