Boonea
Boonea is a small genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks.
This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Odostomiinae, of the family Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)).
Distribution
This genus is only known from North American waters.
Life habits
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato they are most likely ectoparasites.
The species Boonea impressa however is known to be a severe pest of the edible oyster Crassostrea virginica (Wilson, Powell & Ray, 1988)
Species
Species within the genus Boonea include:
- Boonea bisuturalis (Say, 1822)[2]
- Boonea cincta (Carpenter, 1864)[3]
- Boonea impressa (Say, 1822)[4]
- Boonea jadisi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958)[5]
- Boonea kinpana Hori & Nakamura, 1999[6]
- Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009[7]
- Boonea seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839)[8] - type species, as Jaminia seminuda
- Boonea sommersi (Verrill & Bush, 1900)[9]
- Boonea suoana Hori & Nakamura, 1999[10]
References
- ^ Robertson R. (1978). "Spermatophores of six eastern North American pyramidellid gastropods and their systematic significance (with the new genus Boonea)". Biological Bulletin 155 (2): 360–382. doi:10.2307/1540958. JSTOR 1540958. page 364.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Boonea bisuturalis (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397024 on 2011-03-14
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Boonea cincta (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397025 on 2011-03-14
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Boonea impressa (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420437 on 2011-03-14
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Boonea jadisi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958). 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=532447 on 2011-03-14
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Boonea kinpana Hori & Nakamura, 1999. 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=457607 on 2011-03-14
- ^ 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 2011-03-14
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Boonea seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420438 on 2011-03-14
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Boonea somersi (Verrill & Bush, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420439 on 2011-03-14
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Boonea suoana Hori & Nakamura, 1999. 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=457608 on 2011-03-14
Further reading
- Adams, C. B. (1839). "Observations on some species of marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species". Boston Journal of Natural History 2: 262–288, pl. 4.
- Wilson, E. A., Powell, E. N. & Ray, S. M. (1988). "The effect of the ectoparasitic pyramidellid snail, Boonea impressa, on the growth and health of oysters, Crassostrea virginica , under field conditions". Fishery Bulletin 86 (3): 553–566.
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