Turbonilla edwardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4]
| Turbonilla edwardensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. edwardensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla edwardensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyrgiscus edwardensis (Bartsch, 1909) | |
Description edit
The shell grows to a length of 5.2 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Northwest Atlantic : Prince Edward Island
Notes edit
Additional information regarding this species:[2]
- Distribution: Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Chéticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway)
- Habitat: infralittoral of the gulf and estuary
References edit
- ^ Bartsch, P. 1909. Pyramidellidae of New England and the adjacent region. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 34: 67-113, pls. 11-14.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla edwardensis Bartsch, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160346 on 2012-03-01
- ^ ITIS database
- ^ Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
External links edit
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species