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Turbonilla megascymna

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Turbonilla megascymna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. megascymna
Binomial name
Turbonilla megascymna
Silva-Absalao, Dos Santos & De Olivera, 2003[1]

Turbonilla megascymna 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 2.3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 465 m and 750 m.

References

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  1. ^ Silva-Absalao, Dos Santos & De Olivera. 2003. Zootaxa 235: 1-13. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla megascymna Silva-Absalao, Dos Santos & De Olivera, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388354 on 2012-03-01
  3. ^ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
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