Turbonilla obliquata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
| Turbonilla obliquata | |
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| A shell of Turbonilla obliquata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. obliquata
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla obliquata | |
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Description
editThe length of the hyaline shell measures 3 mm. The teleoconch contains nine convex whorls with about 14 oblique small ribs and much wider, smooth interspaces.[4]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- European waters (ERMS scope): France, Spain, Portugal
- Mediterranean Sea: Greece
- Atlantic Ocean: the Azores.
References
edit- ^ Philippi. Enum. Moll. Sicil.,ii,p. 137, t. 24, f. 10,
- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Turbonilla obliquata (Philippi, 1844). 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=141080 on 2012-04-21
- ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- ^ Tryon (1886), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 324 pl. 75 # 80
External links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
- CLEMAM
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) obliquata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 May 2012.