Burchia semiinflata

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Burchia semiinflata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Burchia
Species:
B. semiinflata
Binomial name
Burchia semiinflata
(Grant & Gale, 1931)
Synonyms [1]
  • Burchia redondoensis(T. Burch, 1938)
  • Crassispira (Burchia) semiinflata(Grant & Gale, 1931)
  • Crassispira semiinflata(Grant & Gale, 1931)
  • Crassispira semiinflata redondoensis(T.A. Burch, 1938)
  • Pseudomelatoma penicillata var. semiinflataGrant & Gale, 1931 (basionym)
  • Pseudomelatoma redondoensisT. Burch, 1938
  • Pseudomelatoma semiinflata redondoensis(T.A. Burch, 1938)

Burchia semiinflata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Redondo Beach, California, USA.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Burchia semiinflata (Grant & Gale, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318772 on 2019-01-13