Turbonilla mighelsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4]

Turbonilla mighelsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. mighelsi
Binomial name
Turbonilla mighelsi
Synonyms
  • Pleurotoma acuminata Mighels, J.W., 1848 (preoccupied name)
  • Pyrgiscus mighelsi (Bartsch, 1909)
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) mighelsi Bartsch, P., 1909
  • Turbonilla costulata A. E. Verrill, 1873
  • Turbonilla mighelsi Bartsch, 1909
  • Turbonilla obesa Bush, 1909

Description

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The length of the shell reaches 3.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • Northwest Atlantic Ocean : range: 41.5°N to 41.3°N; 72.9°W to 70.7°W. ( USA: Massachusetts, Connecticut)

References

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  1. ^ Bartsch, P. 1909. Pyramidellidae of New England and the adjacent region. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 34: 67-113, pls. 11-14.
  2. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla mighelsi Bartsch, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160083 on 2012-04-21
  3. ^ ITIS database
  4. ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Bush, K. J. 1909. Notes on the family Pyramidellidae. American Journal of Science 27: 475-484.
  • Verrill, A. E. 1873. Report on the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report, 1871 and 1872: 295-778, pls. 1-18.
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