Turbonilla idothea

Turbonilla idothea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Turbonilla idothea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. idothea
Binomial name
Turbonilla idothea
Bartsch, 1927
Synonyms
  • Pyrgiscus idothea (Bartsch, 1927)
  • Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) idothea Bartsch, 1927

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3 mm.

Distribution

The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla idothea Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533563 on 2012-03-01


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