Turbonilla erythrosclera

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

Turbonilla erythrosclera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Subfamily:
Turbonillinae
Genus:
Turbonilla
Species:
T. erythrosclera
Binomial name
Turbonilla erythrosclera
(Mörch, 1875) [1]
Synonyms

Chemnitzia (Elusa) erythrosclera Mörch, 1875 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Mörch, O. A. L. 1875. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium. Malakozoologische Blätter 22: 142-184.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla erythrosclera (Mörch, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533557 on 2012-03-01


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