Turbonilla exilis 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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. exilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla exilis (C. B. Adams, 1850)[1]
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 4.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the following locations at depths between 5 m to 115 m:
- Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina
- Caribbean Sea: Florida; Jamaica, Haiti
- Lesser Antilles: Virgin Islands: St. Croix
References
edit- ^ Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 5: 69-75
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla exilis (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533558 on 2012-03-01
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- ITIS
- World Register of Marine Species