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: 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
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