Boonea Explained
Boonea is a small genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks.[1]
This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Odostomiinae, of the family Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)).
Distribution
The vast majority of the species within this genus are only known to be distributed within North American waters, Hudson Bay is a very populated location for the Boonea genus.
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 is known to be a severe pest of the edible oyster Crassostrea virginica (Wilson, Powell & Ray, 1988).
Species
There are thirteen accepted species within Boonea:[2]
- Boonea bisuturalis (Say, 1822)
- Boonea cincta (Carpenter, 1864)
- Boonea grutensis Güller & Zelaya, 2019
- Boonea impressa (Say, 1822)
- Boonea jadisi (Olsson & McGinty, 1958)
- Boonea kinpana Hori & Nakamura, 1999
- Boonea multituberculata (Castellanos, 1982)
- Boonea okamurai Hori & Okutani, 1996
- Boonea oregonensis (Dall & Bartsch, 1907)
- Boonea scymnocelata Pimenta, Absalão & Miyaji, 2009
- Boonea seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839) - type species, as Jaminia seminuda
- Boonea suoana Hori & Nakamura, 1999
- Boonea umboniocola Hori and Okutani, 1995
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. . amp . 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 .
Notes and References
- Bouchet, P. (2011). Boonea Robertson, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397023 on 2012-03-01
- Boonea. 397023. 19 November 2024.
