Turbonilla capixaba
| Turbonilla capixaba | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata |
| Superfamily: | Pyramidelloidea |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turbonillinae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. capixaba |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla capixaba Pimenta & Absalao, 2004[1] | |
Turbonilla capixaba 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 3.8 mm.
Distribution
The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Espírito Santo State, Brazil, at depths between 45 m to 71 m.
References
- ↑ Pimenta, A. D. and R. S. Absalao. 2004. Fifteen new species and ten new records of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil. Bollettino Malacologico 39: 113-140
- ↑ WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla capixaba Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389148 on 2012-03-01
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
| External identifiers for Turbonilla capixaba | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 10301301 |
| WoRMS | 389148 |
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