Turbonilla hespera

Turbonilla hespera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euthyneura
Clade: Panpulmonata
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species: T. hespera
Binomial name
Turbonilla hespera
Bartsch, 1927 [1]
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) hespera Bartsch, 1927

Turbonilla hespera 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 5.3 mm.

Distribution

The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla hespera Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533562 on 2012-03-01

External links

External identifiers for Turbonilla hespera
Encyclopedia of Life 485264
ITIS 75813
WoRMS 533562


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