Boonea seminuda

Boonea seminuda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1][2]

Boonea seminuda
Drawing of a shell of Boonea seminuda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Boonea
Species:	B. seminuda
Binomial name
Boonea seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
Chrysallida buijsei auct. non Jong & Coomans, 1988 Chemnitzia seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839) Jaminia seminuda C. B. Adams, 1839 Menestho granatina (Dall, 1884) Menestho seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839) Menestho toyatani (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914) Menestho willisi (Bartsch, 1909) Odostomia granatina Dall, 1884 Odostomia seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839) Odostomia (Boonea) seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839) Odostomia toyatani Henderson & Bartsch, 1914 Odostomia willisi Bartsch, 1909

The preferred host of this ectoparasite is the common slipper shell Crepidula fornicata or the Atlantic bay scallop Argopecten irradians.^[3]

Description

The glossy white, shell is translucent. Its length measures 3.75 mm. The teleoconch contains seven convex whorls. Those of the spire and upper half of the body are longitudinally plicate. They are crossed by three spiral lines, giving a granulated appearance. The folds terminate at the periphery. Below it on the body whorl are four spiral striae. The suture is distinct, but indistinctly margined. The columellar fold is inconspicuous.^[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

• North West Atlantic Ocean, including Gulf of Maine
• Caribbean Sea (Colombia)
• Gulf of Mexico (Mexico)