Buchema tainoa

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

Carinodrillia (Buchema) tainoa Corea, 1934 (original combination)

Buchema tainoa 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 14.2 mm, its diameter 5.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Buchema tainoa (Corea, 1934). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596474 on 2017-01-04


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