Boonea jadisi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Boonea |
| Species: | B. jadisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Boonea jadisi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958)[1]
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Boonea jadisi 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 grows to a length of approximately 3.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]The vast majority of this marine species is distributed in mostly American waters, these include the following geographical locations:
- Atlantic Ocean: Northeast region of Brazil, Uruguay
- Gulf of Mexico: Florida
- Caribbean Sea: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Suriname
References
[edit]- ^ Olsson, A. A. and T. L. McGinty. 1958. Recent marine mollusks from the Caribbean coast of Panama with the description of some new genera and species. Bulletins of American Paleontology 39: 1-58, pls. 1-5.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Boonea jadisi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958). 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=532447 on 2011-10-26
External links
[edit]- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Odostomia (Boonea) jadisi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 March 2012.