Turbonilla edwardensis
Turbonilla edwardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4]
| Turbonilla edwardensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. edwardensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla edwardensis Bartsch, 1909 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrgiscus edwardensis (Bartsch, 1909) | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 5.2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Northwest Atlantic : Prince Edward Island
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[2]
- Distribution: Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Chéticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway)
- Habitat: infralittoral of the gulf and estuary
References
- Bartsch, P. 1909. Pyramidellidae of New England and the adjacent region. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 34: 67-113, pls. 11-14.
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla edwardensis Bartsch, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160346 on 2012-03-01
- ITIS database
- Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
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