Turbonilla magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2][3][4]
| Turbonilla magnifica | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Turbonilla magnifica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla magnifica (Seguenza G., 1879)
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Description edit
The shell has a white or pinkish white color and is often beautifully iridescent. Its length measures 12 mm. The teleoconch contains 11-12 whorls, somewhat flattened, rounded at the impressed suture. They are longitudinally ribbed with curved ribs. The low and rounded columella is not dentate.[5]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Canary Islands
- Cape Verde
- European waters (ERMS scope)
- Mediterranean Sea
Notes edit
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- authority: authority with a T. in the initials according to Rolan (instead of G. according to Gofas).
References edit
- ^ a b c d Turbonilla magnifica Seguenza G., 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2019.
- ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- ^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- ^ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. (5 June 1997)
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1886), Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 322