Turbonilla edwardensis

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Turbonilla edwardensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. edwardensis
Binomial name
Turbonilla edwardensis
Synonyms

Pyrgiscus edwardensis (Bartsch, 1909)

Turbonilla edwardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5.2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

Notes

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

  1. 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. ITIS database
  4. 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.

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