Turbonilla hespera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
| Turbonilla hespera | |
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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. hespera
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla hespera | |
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Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) hespera Bartsch, 1927 | |
Description edit
The shell grows to a length of 5.3 mm.
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Distribution edit
The type specimen was found in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla hespera Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533562 on 2012-03-01
External links edit
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species