Turbonilla farinatiae
| Turbonilla farinatiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. farinatiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla farinatiae | |
Turbonilla farinatiae 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 6.4 mm. The type locality of Turbonilla farinatiae is off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil (22°53′42″S 41°50′30″W), at a depth of 50 m, and the holotype is deposited at the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ 8931).[4]
Distribution
Turbonilla farinatiae occurs in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, with a range extending from off Camburi, Espírito Santo state, Brazil, southward to Puerto Lobos, Río Negro Province, Argentina.[4] Living specimens have been recorded at depths of 9.5 to 12 m, and empty shells collected from depths between 5 and 60 m.[4]
References
- ↑ Pimenta, A. D. and R. S. Absalao. 2004. Fifteen new species and ten new records of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil. Bollettino Malacologico 39: 113-140
- ↑ WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla farinatiae Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389149 on 2012-03-01
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
- 1 2 3 "Revision of Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Argentina triples their diversity in northern Patagonia".
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