Buchema liella

Buchema liella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Horaiclavidae
Genus:Buchema
Species: B. liella
Binomial name
Buchema liella
(Corea, 1934)
Synonyms[1]

Carinodrillia (Buchema) liella Corea, 1934

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and North Brazil

References

  1. 1 2 Buchema liella (Corea, 1934).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.


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