Nisiturris fluminensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
| Nisiturris fluminensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Nisiturris |
| Species: | N. fluminensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nisiturris fluminensis (Pimenta & Absalao, 2004)[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Turbonilla fluminensis Pimenta & Absalão, 2004 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 4.7 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 50 m and 100 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
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Nisiturris fluminensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731395 on 2015-04-11
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
- Robba E. (2013) Tertiary and Quaternary fossil pyramidelloidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 144: 1-191.