Buchema granulosa

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

Buchema granulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Buchema
Species:
B. granulosa
Binomial name
Buchema granulosa
(Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassispira granulosa Sowerby I, 1834
  • Pleurotoma granulosa Sowerby I, 1834

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica and Panama.

References
  1. Buchema granulosa (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Buchema granulosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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