Boonea

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{Automatic_taxobox

| image = Boonea cincta 001.png

| image_caption = Apertural view of the shell of Boonea cincta, by W. H. Dall.

| taxon = Boonea

| authority = Robertson, 1978{{cite journal

| author = Robertson R.

| year = 1978

| title = Spermatophores of six eastern North American pyramidellid gastropods and their systematic significance (with the new genus Boonea)

| journal = Biological Bulletin

| volume = 155

| issue = 2

| pages = 360–382

| doi =10.2307/1540958

| jstor = 1540958

| url = https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/21601

}} page 364.

| synonyms_ref=

| synonyms = Odostomia (Boonea) Robertson, 1978

| type_species= Jaminia seminuda C.B. Adams, 1839

}}

Boonea is a small genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks.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

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:{{cite WoRMS|title=Boonea|id=397023|accessdate=19 November 2024}}

Image:Boonea bisuturalis 001.png|Drawing of a shell specimen of Boonea bisuturalis, by G. W. Tryon.

Image:Boonea impressa 001.png|Drawing of a shell specimen of Boonea impressa.

Image:Boonea seminuda 001.png|Drawing of a shell specimen of Boonea seminuda.

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite journal

| author = Adams, C. B.

| year = 1839

| title = Observations on some species of marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species

| journal = Boston Journal of Natural History

| volume = 2

| issue =

| pages = 262–288, pl. 4

| doi =

}}

  • {{cite journal

| author = Wilson, E. A.

| author2 = Powell, E. N.

| author3 = Ray, S. M.

| name-list-style = amp

| year = 1988

| title = The effect of the ectoparasitic pyramidellid snail, Boonea impressa, on the growth and health of oysters, Crassostrea virginica , under field conditions

| journal = Fishery Bulletin

| volume = 86

| issue = 3

| pages = 553–566

| doi =

}}

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Category:Pyramidellidae

Category:Boonea