Buchema tainoa

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

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)

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

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico.

References

  1. 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


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