Biology:Turbonilla aracruzensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Turbonilla aracruzensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. aracruzensis
Binomial name
Turbonilla aracruzensis
Pimenta & Absalao, 2004 [1]

Turbonilla aracruzensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5.4 mm.

Distribution

The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Aracruz, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, at depths between 28 m and 69 m.

References

  1. Absalao, R. S., F. N. dos Santos, D. de Oliveira Tenório. 2003. Five new species of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae) found off the northeast coast of Brazil). Zootaxa 235: 1-11
  2. WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla aracruzensis Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389147 on 2012-03-01
  3. Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7853956 entry