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Turbonilla conoma

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Turbonilla conoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. conoma
Binomial name
Turbonilla conoma
Ahrens, 1927[1]
Synonyms

Pyrgiscus conoma (Ahrens, 1927)

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

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 5.5 mm.

Distribution

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The type specimen was found by Tommy Ahrens in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla conoma Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533548 on 2012-03-01
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