Biology:Turbonilla belotheca

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Turbonilla belotheca
Turbonilla belotheca 001.png
Drawing of a shell of Turbonilla belotheca
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. belotheca
Binomial name
Turbonilla belotheca
Dall, 1889 [1]
Synonyms

Chemnitzia belotheca (Dall, 1889)

Turbonilla belotheca 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 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • Caribbean Sea
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Lesser Antilles : Virgin Islands, Barbados

References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla belotheca Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420479 on 2012-03-01
  3. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3142583 entry