Turbonilla alfredi

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

Turbonilla alfredi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Subfamily:
Turbonillinae
Genus:
Turbonilla
Species:
T. alfredi
Binomial name
Turbonilla alfredi
Abbott, 1958 [1]
Synonyms

Pyrgiscus alfredi (Abbott, 1958)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Grand Cayman Island, Virgin Islands: St. Croix at depths between 2.4 m and 2.7 m.

References
  1. Abbott, R. T. 1958. The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: [viii] + 138 pp., 5 pls.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla alfredi Abbott, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532306 on 2012-03-01


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