Turbonilla mediocris

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

Turbonilla mediocris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. mediocris
Binomial name
Turbonilla mediocris
Peñas & Rolán, 1999

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • European waters (ERMS scope)
  • Atlantic Ocean: off Senegal.

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls

References

  1. Rolán, E.; Gofas, S. (2010). Turbonilla mediocris Peñas & Rolán, 1999. 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=141075 on 2012-03-01
  2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213


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