Turbonilla aequalis

Turbonilla aequalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4][5]

Turbonilla aequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. aequalis
Binomial name
Turbonilla aequalis
(Say, 1826) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chemnitzia aequalis (Say, 1826)
  • Turritella aequalis Say, 1826
  • Turbonilla equalis A. E. Verrill, 1873
  • Turbonilla stricta auct. non A. E. Verrill, 1873

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • Northwest Atlantic at depths between 11 mm and 15 m.

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[2]

  • Distribution: southern Massachusetts

References
  1. Say, T. 1826. Descriptions of marine shells recently discovered on the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 207-221. [True date: -- Feb 1826.]
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla aequalis (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160426 on 2012-03-01
  3. ITIS database
  4. Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
  5. Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Verrill, A. E. 1873. Report on the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report, 1871 and 1872: 295-778, pls. 1-18.


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