Bolma andersoni
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bolma andersoni, common name Anderson's star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
| Bolma andersoni | |
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| Drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Bolma andersoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Bolma |
| Species: | B. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolma andersoni (E.A. Smith, 1902) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 87 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean between Transkei and KwaZuluNatal.
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