Turbonilla haroldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2] The species was discovered by malacologist William Healy Dall in 1919.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. haroldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla haroldi E. A. Smith, 1890[1]
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Description
editThe species grows a translucent, smooth shell up to a length of 2.5 mm.[3] The overall size can reach 6.4 mm in height, and 2.1 mm in width.[4]
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena, and in many islands northeast of New Zealand's North Island.[4] The species can also be seen throughout the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.[3]
References
edit- ^ Smith, E. A. 1890. Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 247-317, pls. 21-24.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla haroldi E. A. Smith, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533559 on 2012-03-01
- ^ a b "Turbonilla Haroldi - The Animals Life". 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ a b "NZ Mollusca - Turbonilla haroldi". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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