Turbonilla madrinensis
| Turbonilla madrinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. madrinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla madrinensis Lamy, 1905
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Turbonilla madrinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5.1 mm. Species average size is 5.5 inches but has been known to be as small as 2 inches or as large as 12.5 inches. These snails are the only known species with throbbing veins and girthy shells
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina at depths between 36 m and 57 m.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla madrinensis Lamy, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533568 on 2012-03-01
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Turbonilla madrinensis; retrieved: 1 April 2012