Burchia semiinflata
Burchia semiinflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Burchia semiinflata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Burchia |
| Species: | B. semiinflata |
| Binomial name | |
| Burchia semiinflata (Grant & Gale, 1931) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 45 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Redondo Beach, California, USA.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Burchia semiinflata (Grant & Gale, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318772 on 2019-01-13
- Nautilus, vol. 52, 1938. pp. 21–22
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- Wheeler J. North (1976). Underwater California. University of California Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-520-03039-8.
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