Biology:Turbonilla insularis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Turbonilla insularis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. insularis
Binomial name
Turbonilla insularis
Dall & Simpson, 1901 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgiscus insularis (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) insularis Dall & Simpson, 1901

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 7.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Curaçao

References

  1. Dall, W. H. and C. T. Simpson. 1901. The Mollusca of Porto Rico. U. S. Fisheries Commission Bulletin 20: 351-524, pls. 53-58.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla insularis Dall & Simpson, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532274 on 2012-03-01

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3709458 entry