Turbonilla americana
Turbonilla americana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
| Turbonilla americana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla americana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chemnitzia americana d'Orbigny, 1840 (basionym) | |
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
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