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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: : Pyramidelloidea: Turbonillinae

Turbonilla turris (d'Orbigny, 1840)


Range: 18.3°N to 28.73°S; 65°W to 40.27°W
Depth: 27 to 200 m
Maximum Reported Size: 11.8  mm

Details


Chemnitzia turris d'Orbigny, 1840, p. 396-397, [d'Orbigny 1842b, pl. 16, figs. 10-13]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Baie de Rio de Janeiro; Antilles
Range: 18.3°N to 28.73°S; 65°W to 40.27°W
Depth: 27 to 200 m
Maximum Reported Size: 11.8 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: unlocalized; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas; Brazil: Para, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina
References: d'Orbigny (1840) {SEM}; d'Orbigny (1842b) NW; Odé & Speers (1972a); Princz (1982a); Pimenta & Absalao (2001b) DdSETM
Comments: Arango's (1880) record from Cuba needs confirmation.


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1840. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 377-424, pls. 53, 67, 70-71. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1840.]

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