Turbonilla americana
| Turbonilla americana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turbonillinae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla americana (d'Orbigny, 1841) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Chemnitzia americana d'Orbigny, 1840 (basionym) | |
Turbonilla americana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 45 m and 100 m..
References
- ↑ 'Orbigny, A. 1840. Mollusques. Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5: 377-424, pls. 53, 67, 70-71. P. Bertrand: Paris.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla americana (d'Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533540 on 2012-03-01
External links
| External identifiers for Turbonilla americana | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 13665895 |
| WoRMS | 533540 |
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