Turbonilla cynthiae

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

Turbonilla cynthiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Subfamily:
Turbonillinae
Genus:
Turbonilla
Species:
T. cynthiae
Binomial name
Turbonilla cynthiae
De Jong & Coomans, 1988 [1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Curaçao.

References
  1. Jong, K. M. de and H. E. Coomans. 1988. Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 69: 1-261, 47 pls.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla cynthiae Jong & Coomans, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533549 on 2012-03-01


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