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Turbonilla iolausi

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Turbonilla iolausi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. iolausi
Binomial name
Turbonilla iolausi
Synonyms
  • Turbonilla acisi Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla antaeusi Bartsch, 1955
  • Turbonilla terra Bartsch, 1955

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

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 4.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Pliocene beds of North St. Petersburg, Florida, at depths of up to 46 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla iolausi Bartsch, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420488 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.
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