Turbonilla electra

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Turbonilla electra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. electra
Binomial name
Turbonilla electra
Bartsch, 1927 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgiscus electra (Bartsch, 1927)
  • Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) electra Bartsch, 1927

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

Description[edit]

The shell grows to a length of 7 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla electra Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533553 on 2012-03-01

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