Turbonilla emertoni

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

Turbonilla emertoni
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T. emertoni
Binomial name
Turbonilla emertoni
A. E. Verrill, 1882 [1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 4.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off New England at a depth of 435 m.

References

  1. Verrill, A. E. 1882. Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 5: 451-587, pls. 42-44, 57-58.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla emertoni A. E. Verrill, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533554 on 2012-03-01


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