Bolma jacquelineae
Bolma jacquelineae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
| Bolma jacquelineae | |
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| Shell of Bolma jacquelineae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Bolma |
| Species: | B. jacquelineae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolma jacquelineae (Marche-Marchad, 1957) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bolma christianeae Nolf, 2005 | |
Description
The size of the adult shell varies between 22 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone, Angola and in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
References
- Bolma jacquelineae (Marche-Marchad, 1957) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 April 2011.
- Beu A. G. & Ponder W. F. (1979). A revision of the species of Bolma Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae). Records of the Australian Museum 32 (1): 1-68
- Marche-Marchad, I., 1957. Description de cinq gastropodes marins nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 29(2): 200-205, 1 pl, sér. 2° série
- Nolf F. 2005. A new species of Bolma (Gastropoda: Turbinoidea: Turbinidae) from Angola. Neptunea 4 (5) : 1-7
- Nolf F. (2010) About the variability of Bolma jacquelinae (Marche-Marchad, 1957) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turbinidae). Neptunea 9(3): 1-11
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