''Turbonilla buteonis'' 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 buteonis'' Bartsch, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160344 on 2012-03-01][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.]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
* Gulf of Mexico
* Northwest Atlantic:
Massachusetts,
Virginia,
North Carolina
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:
* Distribution: Range: 41.5°N to 32.7°N; 80°W to 70.7°W. Distribution: USA: Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina
References
External links
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)To Encyclopedia of LifeTo USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca CollectionTo ITISTo World Register of Marine Species
buteonis
Gastropods described in 1909
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