Bolma johnstoni

Bolma johnstoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Bolma
Species: B. johnstoni
Binomial name
Bolma johnstoni
(Odhner, 1923)
Synonyms[1]
  • Astraea johnsoni (Odhner, 1923) (misspelling)
  • Astralium johnsoni Odhner, 1923

Bolma johnsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 37 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Sierra Leone and Angola.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolma johnsoni (Odhner, 1923).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 February 2011.


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