Buchema shearmani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Buchema shearmani
Shell of Buchema shearmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Buchema
Species:
B. shearmani
Binomial name
Buchema shearmani
Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013

Description

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Of the five Buchema species from Puerto Rico proposed by Corea (1934), Buchema shearmani resembles the type species Carinodrillia (Buchema) tainoa Corea (1934). Its shell colour varies from brownish orange with ivory white spiral cords to uniform dark brown.[2] The length of the shell attains 10mm.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species was found off Mogadiscio, Somalia[4] after being trawled by local fishermen.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Buchema shearmani Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740936 on 2017-01-05
  2. ^ "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ Buchema shearmani - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy (conchology.be)
  4. ^ WMSDB | Conchology
  5. ^ Morassi, Mauro; Bonfitto, Antonio (2013). "Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea)". Zootaxa. 3710: 271–280. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3710.3.5. ISSN 1175-5326. PMID 26106689.
  • Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2013) Four new African turriform gastropods (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zootaxa 3710(3): 271–280.