Turbonilla iolausi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. iolausi |
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Turbonilla iolausi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3] They were first described by Paul Bartsch in 1955.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.2mm. It features a highly elongated shell.
Distribution
Turbonilla iolausi is primarily documented within the Gulf of Mexico, specifically originating from the Pliocene fossil beds of North St. Petersburg, Florida. First detailed in Paul Bartsch's 1955 monograph published by the Smithsonian Institution.. Within its broader ecological envelope, it lives and occupies marine environments at recorded depths reaching up to 46 metres.[2]
References
- ↑ Bartsch, P. 1955. The pyramidellid mollusks of the Pliocene deposits of North St. Petersburg, Florida. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 125(2): iii + 102 pp., 18 pls.
- 1 2 WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla iolausi Bartsch, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420488 on 2012-03-01
- ↑ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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