Turbonilla miona
| Turbonilla miona | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. miona |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla miona Bartsch, 1927 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Turbonilla miona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The shell reaches a length of 4.2 mm and a diameter of 1.2 mm. It is light blue-white and elongated. Its nuclear whorls number two, and are unmarked, while the rest feature 18 to 20 axial ribs. The intercostal spaces are thinner than the ribs, and are marked with spiral lines. The aperture is ovate and short.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA at a depth of 805 meters.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla miona Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533570 on 2012-04-21
- ↑ Dall, William Healey (1927). "Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries steamer Albatross in 1885 and 1886". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70 (2667). Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.]: 1--134. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.70-2667.1.
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species