Turbonilla penistoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Turbonilla penistoni
Drawing of a shell of Turbonilla penistoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. penistoni
Binomial name
Turbonilla penistoni
Bush, 1899
Synonyms[1]
  • Turbonilla inclinata Bush
  • Turbonilla swiftii Bush, 1899

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Caribbean Sea
  • Cuba
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Jamaica
  • Lesser Antilles

References

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  1. ^ a b c WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla penistoni. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420493 on 2012-04-21
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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