''Turbonilla aequalis'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Turbonilla aequalis'' (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160426 on 2012-03-01][Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
* Northwest Atlantic at depths between 11 mm and 15 m.
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:
* Distribution: southern Massachusetts
References
* Verrill, A. E. 1873. ''Report on the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region''. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report, 1871 and 1872: 295-778, pls. 1-18.
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)To Encyclopedia of LifeTo USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca CollectionTo ITISTo World Register of Marine Species