Turbonilla eritima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
| Turbonilla eritima | |
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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. eritima
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla eritima E. A. Smith, 1890 [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Turbonilla (Dunkeria) eritima E.A. Smith, 1890 | |
Description edit
The shell grows to a length of 3 mm.
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Distribution edit
The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off St Helena
References edit
- ^ Smith, E. A. 1890. Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 247-317, pls. 21-24.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla eritima E. A. Smith, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533556 on 2012-03-01
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