Bolma massieri

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Bolma massieri
Shell of Bolma massieri (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. massieri
Binomial name
Bolma massieri
Bozzetti, 1992
Synonyms

Bolma (Bolma) massieri Bozzetti, 1992

Bolma massieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]

Description[edit]

The size of the shell attains 90 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species is found off South Africa and Mozambique.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Bolma massieri Bozzetti, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581283 on 2012-09-01
  2. ^ 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.
  • Bozzetti, L., 1992. Il genere Bolma nella provincia Sud-Africana (Gastropoda: Turbinidae). La Conchiglia 264: 28-29

External links[edit]

  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Bolma (Bolma) massieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.