Turbonilla montoyai

Species of gastropod

Turbonilla montoyai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. montoyai
Binomial name
Turbonilla montoyai
Peñas & Rolán, 2010[1]

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomons, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

References

  1. ^ 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.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbonilla montoyai Peñas & Rolán, 2010. 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=475417 on 2012-04-21

External links

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
Taxon identifiers
Turbonilla montoyai


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