Turbonilla krebsii

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

Turbonilla krebsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. krebsii
Binomial name
Turbonilla krebsii
(Mörch, 1875) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chemnitzia krebsii Mörch, 1875
  • Chemnitzia pinguis Mörch, 1875
  • Turbonilla palmerae Aguayo & Jaume, 1936
  • Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) krebsii (Mørch, O.A.L., 1875)
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) palmerae Aguayo, C.G. & M.L. Jaume, 1936
  • Pyrgiscus palmerae Aguayo & Jaume, 1936

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • Caribbean Sea : Cuba
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Lesser Antilles: Virgin Islands
  • Atlantic Ocean: Bahamas, Brazil

References
  1. Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium. Malakozoologische Blätter 22: 142-184.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla krebsii (Mörch, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420489 on 2012-03-01
  3. 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.
  • Aguayo, C. G. and M. L. Jaume. 1936. Sobre algunos moluscos marinos de Cuba. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 10: 115-122


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