Turbonilla maestratii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
| Turbonilla maestratii | |
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| Shell of Turbonilla maestratii (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. maestratii
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla maestratii Pimenta & Absalao, 2004[1]
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 5.3 mm
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 45 m and 50m.
References
edit- ^ Pimenta & Absalao. 2004. Bol. Malacologico, 39 (5-8) : 113-140. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla maestratii Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389155 on 2012-03-01
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
edit- Pimenta A.D. & Absalão R.S. (2004). Fifteen new species and ten new records of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil. Bollettino Malacologico. 39 (5-8): 113-140
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species