Turbonilla mumia

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

Turbonilla mumia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. mumia
Binomial name
Turbonilla mumia
(A. Adams, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysallida mumia A. Adams, 1861
  • Odontostomia robusta Hedley, 1899
  • Pyrgostelis manorae Melvill, J.C., 1898
  • Turbonilla manorae Melvill, 1898
  • Turbonilla microscopica Laseron, 1959
  • Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) mumia (A. Adams, 1861)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.8 mm and 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, the Solomons and from Pakistan to Australia.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbonilla mumia (A. Adams, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545268 on 2012-04-21
  2. Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2010) Deep water Pyramidelloidea of the Tropical South Pacific: Turbonilla and related genera. In: Gofas S. (ed.) Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 26. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 200:1-436.


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