Turbonilla melea

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Turbonilla melea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. melea
Binomial name
Turbonilla melea
Bartsch, 1927 [1]
Synonyms

Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) meleaBartsch in Dall, 1927

Contents

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

Taxonomy

This is a unreplaced junior homonym (invalid: junior homonym of Turbonilla meleaBartsch, 1924)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

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References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla melea Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533569 on 2012-03-01