Bolma rugosa
Encyclopedia
Bolma rugosa is a species
of large sea snail
with a calcareous
operculum
, a marine
gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinidae
, the turban snails.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of large sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
with a calcareous
Calcareous
Calcareous is an adjective meaning mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate, in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.-In zoology:...
operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinidae
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...
, the turban snails.
External links
- http://www.gbif.net/species/16063478
- http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_2218.shtml
- http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141855
- http://www.iobis.org/OBISWEB/ObisControllerServlet?searchCategory=/AdvancedSearchServlet&genus=Bolma&species=rugosa&Subspecies=&sciname=Bolma%20rugosa%3C/b%3E&comName=null&organismType=a%20gastropod&nameVerifiedBy=&nameAttributionUrl=