Turbonilla obeliscus

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

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

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea : Jamaica
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Atlantic Ocean : North Carolina, USA

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla obeliscus (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420492 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.

External links

External identifiers for Turbonilla obeliscus
Encyclopedia of Life 480588
ITIS 75862
WoRMS 420492


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