Biology:Buchema liella

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Buchema liella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Buchema
Species:
B. liella
Binomial name
Buchema liella
(Corea, 1934)
Synonyms[1]

Carinodrillia (Buchema) liella Corea, 1934

Buchema liella 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 15 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and North Brazil

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Buchema liella (Corea, 1934). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3716670 entry