Turbonilla argentina
| Turbonilla argentina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. argentina
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla argentina (Doello-Jurado, 1938)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulimella argentina Doello-Jurado, 1938 (basionym) | |
Turbonilla argentina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
It was formerly placed in the genus in Eulimella, but a study published in November 2011 in Zootaxa, concluded that it did not belong there.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 5.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay and Argentina.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Turbonilla argentina Doello-Jurado, 1938. 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=585343 on 2011-10-26
- ^ Pimenta A.D., F.N. dos Santos & R.S. Absalão (2011) Taxonomic revision of the genus Eulimella (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3063: 22-38; ISSN 1175-5334
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