Turbonilla curta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
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| Drawing of a shell of Turbonilla curta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. curta
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| Turbonilla curta | |
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 8.3 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the following locations at depths between 0 m and 1170 m:[2]
- Caribbean Sea: Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
- Gulf of Mexico: East Florida, Louisiana, Texas
- Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina, West Florida
References
edit- ^ Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla curta Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420482 on 2012-03-01
- ^ 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.
- Clessin, S. 1900. Die Familie der Eulimidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet 1(28): 41-224, pl. 10-36.
External links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species