Turbonilla louiseae

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

Turbonilla louiseae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. louiseae
Binomial name
Turbonilla louiseae
Clarke, 1954 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgiscus louiseae (Clarke, 1954)
  • Pyrgiscus louisae [sic] (misspelling by Odé & Speers (1972)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts, USA, at depths between 95 mm and 99 m.

References
  1. Clarke, A. H., Jr. 1954. Shell bearing marine mollusks of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Nautilus 67: 112-120, pls. 9-10.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla louiseae Clarke, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533567 on 2012-03-01
  3. Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.


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