Biology:Bolma kermadecensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Bolma kermadecensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Bolma |
| Species: | B. kermadecensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolma kermadecensis Beu & Ponder, 1979[2]
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Bolma kermadecensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[3][4]
Description
Looks like a spikey seashell. It can be found in a variety of colors and sizes, usually at a height of 37 mm and a width of 45 mm.
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs the Kermadec Islands.
References
- ↑ Funnell, Greig et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda. ed. Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-99-118365-1. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs40entire.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2012). Bolma kermadecensis Beu & Ponder, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555220 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245.
Sources
- Marshall, B.A. 1979: The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda), New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 6(4)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3737250 entry
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