Turbonilla lopezyartoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. lopezyartoi
Binomial name
Turbonilla lopezyartoi
Peñas & Rolán, 2010[1]

Turbonilla lopezyartoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This species was described by Peñas & Rolán in 2010 from fossils found off the Solomon Islands.[2]

Description

The length of the shell measures 4.5 mm. The shell is slender and has a long, fusiform spire with about 4 whorls. The whorls are slightly convex and ornamented with fine longitudinal ribs that cross over the spiral cords, forming a reticulate pattern. The body whorl is smooth and shiny, with a thickened outer lip. The aperture is oval and has a simple columella.[3]

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off the Solomon Islands.

References

  1. Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2010) Deep water Pyramidelloidea of the Tropical South Pacific: Turbonilla and related genera. In: Gofas S. (ed.) Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 26. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 200:1-436.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbonilla lopezyartoi Peñas & Rolán, 2010. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475285 on 2012-03-01
  3. Galli, Claudio. "WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBas".


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