Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Pyramidelloidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Pyramidellidae Genus Boonea | |
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Similar Odostomia, Pyramidellidae, Boonea bisuturalis, Menestho, Turbonilla | ||
Boonea impressa, common name the impressed odostome, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of twelve known species within the Boonea genus of gastropods.
Contents
The preferred host of this ectoparasite is the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica
Description
The thick shell is opaque The shell grows to a length of 6.7 mm. The teleoconch contains seven flat whorls with a deep suture. The body whorl has 15 revolving lines, the upper ones more distant, about four lines on the next whorl, the number of lines diminishing on the upper whorls. The columellar tooth is distinct.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
References
Boonea impressa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA