Turbonilla haycocki

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

Turbonilla haycocki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. haycocki
Binomial name
Turbonilla haycocki
Dall & Bartsch, 1911 [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgiscus haycocki (Dall & Bartsch, 1911)
  • Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) haycocki Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Description

The shell grows to a length of 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Bermuda (at a depth of 75 m), Puerto Rico, and Northeast Brazil

References

  1. Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1911. New species of shells from Bermuda. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40(1820): 277-288, pl. 35
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla haycocki Dall & Bartsch, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533560 on 2012-03-01


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