Turbonilla curta explained

Turbonilla curta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell grows to a length of 8.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations at depths between 0 m and 1170 m:

• Caribbean Sea: Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
• Gulf of Mexico: East Florida, Louisiana, Texas
• Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina, West Florida

References

• Clessin, S. 1900. Die Familie der Eulimidae. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet 1(28): 41-224, pl. 10-36.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla curta Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420482 on 2012-03-01
2. 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.