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

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

Pyrgiscus anira (Bartsch, 1927)

Description edit

The shell grows to a length of 8.3 mm.

Distribution edit

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

References edit

  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 anira Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533541 on 2012-03-01

External links edit