Turbonilla macaensis

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

Turbonilla macaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. macaensis
Binomial name
Turbonilla macaensis
Pimenta & Absalao, 2001[1]
Synonyms

Turbonilla fasciata auct. non d'Orbigny, 1840

Description

The shell grows to a length of 8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina at depths between 30 m and 65 m.

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References

  1. Pimenta & Absalao (2001). Basteria 65 (1-3) : 69-88. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla macaensis Pimenta & Absalao, 2001. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458143 on 2012-03-01


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