Turbonilla farroupilha

Turbonilla farroupilha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Turbonilla
Species:	T. farroupilha
Binomial name
Turbonilla farroupilha Pimenta & Absalao, 2004 [1]

Turbonilla farroupilha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

The shell grows to a length of 7.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 42 m and 56 m.

References

1. Pimenta, A. D. and R. S. Absalao. 2004. Fifteen new species and ten new records of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil. Bollettino Malacologico 39: 113-140.
2. WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla farroupilha Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389150 on 2012-03-01
3. Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species