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Buchema liella

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Buchema liella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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