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Bolma castelinae

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Bolma castelinae
Shell of Bolma castelinae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Bolma
Species:
B. castelinae
Binomial name
Bolma castelinae
Alf, Maestrati & Bouchet, 2010[1]

Bolma castelinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2][3]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 26.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of 530 m.

References

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  1. ^ Alf A., Maestrati P. & Bouchet P. (2010). New species of Bolma (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Turbinidae) from the tropical deep sea. The Nautilus 124(2): 93-99.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Bolma castelinae Alf, Maestrati & Bouchet, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494088 on 2012-09-01
  3. ^ 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.
  • Alf, A., Maestrati, P. & Bouchet, P., 2010. - New species of Bolma (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Turbinidae) from the tropical deep sea. Nautilus 124(2): 93-99
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