Burchia redondoensis

Burchia redondoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Burchia
Species: B. redondoensis
Binomial name
Burchia redondoensis
(T. Burch, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira semiinflata redondoensis (T.A. Burch, 1938)
  • Pseudomelatoma redondoensis T. Burch, 1938
  • Pseudomelatoma semiinflata redondoensis (T.A. Burch, 1938) (original combination)

Burchia redondoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Redondo Beach, California, USA.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Burchia redondoensis (T. Burch, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578927 on 2018-05-23
  • Nautilus, vol. 52, 1938. pp. 21–22
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Wheeler J North, Underwater California, California Natural History Guides: 39, University of California Press, 1976


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