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Boonea scymnocelata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Boonea
Species:	B. scymnocelata
Binomial name
Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009

Boonea scymnocelata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of eleven known species within the Boonea genus of gastropods.

Description

The shell of this ectoparasitic marine species grows to a length of approximately 2 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coasts of Brazil at depths between 79 m and 500 m below sea level.

References

1. Pimenta A.D., Absalão R.S. & Miyaji C. (2009). A taxonomic review of the genera Boonea, Chrysallida, Parthenina, Ivara, Fargoa, Mumiola, Odostomella and Trabecula (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae, Odostomiinae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 2049 : 39-66. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. Gofas, S. (2010). Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457179 on 2011-10-26

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

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