Turbonilla eritima

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

Turbonilla eritima
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. eritima
Binomial name
Turbonilla eritima
E. A. Smith, 1890 [1]
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Dunkeria) eritima E.A. Smith, 1890

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3 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. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla eritima E. A. Smith, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533556 on 2012-03-01


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