Jump to content

Buchema tainoa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Buchema tainoa
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. tainoa
Binomial name
Buchema tainoa
(Corea, 1934)
Synonyms[1]

Carinodrillia (Buchema) tainoa Corea, 1934 (original combination)

Buchema tainoa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

It was formerly included within the family Turridae.[1]

Description

[edit]

The length of the shell attains 14.2 mm, its diameter 5.9 mm.

Distribution

[edit]

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Buchema tainoa (Corea, 1934). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596474 on 2017-01-04
[edit]