Turbonilla gitaena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
| Turbonilla gitaena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. gitaena
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla gitaena Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Turbonilla (Cylindriturbonilla) gitaena Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897 | |
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 4.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in the bathyal zone off the Azores.
References
edit- ^ Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1897). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1896. Gastropodes et Pélécypodes. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 10: 139-234; pl. 3-7. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Turbonilla gitaena Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181162 on 2012-03-01
- ^ Check List of European Marine Mollusca
External links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- CLEMAM
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species