Turbonilla brachia

Turbonilla brachia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

Turbonilla brachia
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. brachia
Binomial name
Turbonilla brachia
E.A. Smith, 1890 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Turbonilla brachia E. A. Smith, 1890

Description

The shell grows to a length of 1.5 mm.

Distribution

The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena.

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References
  1. Smith, E. A. 1890. Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 247-317, pls. 21-24
  2. Gofas, S. (2012). Turbonilla brachia E.A. Smith, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556594 on 2012-03-01
  3. Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2000). The family Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) in West Africa. 7. Addenda to the genera Eulimella and Turbonilla, with a list of the eastAtlantic species and synonyms. Argonauta 13(2): 59-80.


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