Turbonilla midas

Turbonilla midas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euthyneura
Clade: Panpulmonata
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species: T. midas
Binomial name
Turbonilla midas
Pimenta & Absalao, 2004[1]

Turbonilla midas 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 8.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Brazil at depths between 45 m and 50 m.

References

  1. Pimenta & Absalao. 2004. Bol. Malacologico, 39 (5-8) : 113-140. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla midas Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389156 on 2012-03-01
  3. Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

External links

External identifiers for Turbonilla midas
Encyclopedia of Life 10301309
WoRMS 389156


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