Turbonilla levis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. levis
Binomial name
Turbonilla levis
Synonyms
  • Chemnitzia laevis sic
  • Turbonilla laevis sic
  • Oxytrema crenulatum Menke, 1830
  • Turbonilla pulchella auct. non d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) levis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Chemnitzia levis C. B. Adams, 1850
  • Turbonilla hippolyta Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla hesperusi Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla geryoni Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla cerberusi Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla cacusi Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla alcmena Bartsch, 1955

Turbonilla levis, common name the delicate turbonilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 2.8 mm to 4.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

References

  1. ↑ Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology 5: 69-75
  2. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla levis (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420490 on 2012-03-01
  3. ↑ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • Menke, K. T. 1830. Synopsis methodica Molluscorum. xvi + 169. Author: Pyrmont.
  • Bartsch, P. 1955. The pyramidellid mollusks of the Pliocene deposits of North St. Petersburg, Florida. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 125(2): iii + 102 pp., 18 pls.
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To ITIS
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) levis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 April 2012.


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