Homalopoma boffii

Homalopoma boffii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Phasianelloidea
Family:Colloniidae
Subfamily:Colloniinae
Genus:Homalopoma
Species: H. boffii
Binomial name
Homalopoma boffii
Marini, 1975

Homalopoma boffii is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brazil at a depth between 182 m and 780 m

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Homalopoma boffii Marini, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532909 on 2013-02-10


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