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Turbonilla lillybeckae

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Turbonilla lillybeckae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. lillybeckae
Binomial name
Turbonilla lillybeckae
Nowell-Usticke, 1969[1]
Synonyms
  • Strioturbonilla lillybeckae Usticke, 1969
  • Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) lillybeckae Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969

Turbonilla lillybeckae is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 9.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1969. A Supplementary Listing of New Shells, to be Added to the Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix. 32 pp., 6 pls. Author: St. Croix.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla lillybeckae Usticke, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533566 on 2012-03-01
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