Turbonilla belotheca
Turbonilla belotheca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]
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| Drawing of a shell of Turbonilla belotheca | |
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| Species: | T. belotheca |
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| Turbonilla belotheca Dall, 1889 [1] | |
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Chemnitzia belotheca (Dall, 1889) | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 14 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Caribbean Sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- Lesser Antilles : Virgin Islands, Barbados
References
- Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla belotheca Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420479 on 2012-03-01
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
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