Biology:Turbonilla haroldi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Turbonilla haroldi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. haroldi
Binomial name
Turbonilla haroldi
E. A. Smith, 1890[1]

Turbonilla haroldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2] The species was discovered by malacologist William Healy Dall in 1919.

Description

The species grows a translucent, smooth shell up to a length of 2.5 mm.[3] The overall size can reach 6.4 mm in height, and 2.1 mm in width.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena, and in many islands northeast of New Zealand's North Island.[4] The species can also be seen throughout the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.[3]

References

  1. Smith, E. A. 1890. Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 247-317, pls. 21-24.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla haroldi E. A. Smith, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533559 on 2012-03-01
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Turbonilla Haroldi - The Animals Life" (in en-US). 2023-03-31. https://theanimals.life/turbonilla-haroldi/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "NZ Mollusca - Turbonilla haroldi". https://mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=3746. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7854196 entry