Turbonilla edwardensis


Turbonilla edwardensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. edwardensis
Binomial name
Turbonilla edwardensis
Synonyms

Pyrgiscus edwardensis (Bartsch, 1909)

Turbonilla edwardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 5.2 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

Notes

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Additional information regarding this species:[2]

  • Distribution: Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Chéticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway)
  • Habitat: infralittoral of the gulf and estuary

References

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  1. ^ Bartsch, P. 1909. Pyramidellidae of New England and the adjacent region. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 34: 67-113, pls. 11-14.
  2. ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla edwardensis Bartsch, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160346 on 2012-03-01
  3. ^ ITIS database
  4. ^ Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
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