Turbonilla bahiensis

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

Turbonilla bahiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. bahiensis
Binomial name
Turbonilla bahiensis
(Castellanos, 1982)
Synonyms[1]

Eulimella bahiensis Castellanos, 1982 (basionym)

According to a study published in November 2011 in Zootaxa, this species does not belong in Eulimella[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Turbonilla bahiensis Castellanos, 1982. 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=585344 on 2011-10-26
  2. ^ Pimenta A.D., F.N. dos Santos & R.S. Absalão (2011) Taxonomic revision of the genus Eulimella (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3063: 22-38; ISSN 1175-5334
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