Turbonilla myia

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

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 7.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA at a depth of 805 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla myia Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533571 on 2012-04-21
  • Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.


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