Biology:Turbonilla elegantula
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Turbonilla elegantula | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Turbonilla elegantula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. elegantula
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla elegantula A. E. Verrill, 1882
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Turbonilla elegantula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Caribbean Sea
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Gulf of Mexico
- Mexico
- Northwest Atlantic : from Massachusetts to North Carolina.
- Puerto Rico
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[2]
- Distribution: Range: 41.5°N to 35.3°N; 75.5°W to 70.7°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina
References
- ↑ d'Orbigny, A. 1841. Mollusques. Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 1: 1-240, pls. 1-10?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla elegantula A. E. Verrill, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160348 on 2012-03-01
- ↑ ITIS database
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) elegantula elegantula" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_25306.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3140309 entry
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