Bothropoma bellulum

Bothropoma bellulum is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.[1][2]

Bothropoma bellulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Phasianelloidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Colloniinae
Genus: Bothropoma
Species:
B. bellulum
Binomial name
Bothropoma bellulum
(H. Adams, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Bothropoma cf. bellula Bosch et al, 1995
  • Liotia bellula H. Adams, 1873

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Bothropoma bellulum (H. Adams, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701873 on 2013-02-10
  2. Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.


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