Turbonilla multicostata

Turbonilla multicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Turbonilla multicostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. multicostata
Binomial name
Turbonilla multicostata
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 4.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea (Jamaica; Yucatán, Mexico)
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Atlantic Ocean : off North Carolina.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla multicostata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420491 on 2012-04-21
  2. 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.


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