Boonea scymnocelata
| Boonea scymnocelata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Boonea |
| Species: | B. scymnocelata
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| Binomial name | |
| Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009[1]
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Boonea scymnocelata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of eleven known species within the Boonea genus of gastropods.[2]
Description[edit]
The shell of this ectoparasitic marine species grows to a length of approximately 2 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off the coasts of Brazil at depths between 79 m and 500 m below sea level.
References[edit]
- ^ Pimenta A.D., Absalão R.S. & Miyaji C. (2009). A taxonomic review of the genera Boonea, Chrysallida, Parthenina, Ivara, Fargoa, Mumiola, Odostomella and Trabecula (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae, Odostomiinae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 2049 : 39-66. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457179 on 2011-10-26
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