Turbonilla farroupilha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
| Turbonilla farroupilha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. farroupilha
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla farroupilha Pimenta & Absalao, 2004[1]
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 7.8 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 42 m and 56 m.
References
edit- ^ Pimenta, A. D. and R. S. Absalao. 2004. Fifteen new species and ten new records of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil. Bollettino Malacologico 39: 113-140.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla farroupilha Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389150 on 2012-03-01
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
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