Turbonilla mumia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. mumia
Binomial name
Turbonilla mumia
(A. Adams, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysallida mumia A. Adams, 1861
  • Odontostomia robusta Hedley, 1899
  • Pyrgostelis manorae Melvill, J.C., 1898
  • Turbonilla manorae Melvill, 1898
  • Turbonilla microscopica Laseron, 1959
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) mumia (A. Adams, 1861)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.8 mm and 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, the Solomons and from Pakistan to Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbonilla mumia (A. Adams, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545268 on 2012-04-21
  2. ↑ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2010) Deep water Pyramidelloidea of the Tropical South Pacific: Turbonilla and related genera. In: Gofas S. (ed.) Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 26. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 200:1-436.


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