Turbonilla conoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
| Turbonilla conoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. conoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla conoma Ahrens, 1927[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Pyrgiscus conoma (Ahrens, 1927) | |
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 5.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThe type specimen was found by Tommy Ahrens in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.
References
edit- ^ Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla conoma Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533548 on 2012-03-01
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species