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Half-smooth Odostome
Boonea seminuda
Boonea seminuda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
The preferred host of this ectoparasite is the common slipper shell Crepidula fornicata or the Atlantic bay scallop Argopecten irradians.
From the article Boonea seminuda on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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.
Range & habitat
This marine species occurs in the following locations:
North West Atlantic Ocean, including Gulf of Maine Caribbean Sea (Colombia) Gulf of Mexico (Mexico)
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 292243.