Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -11 meters (0 to -36 feet).[1]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Heterostropha
()
- P. Fischer, 1885
- Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Family:
Pyramidellidae
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Subfamily:
Turbonillinae
()
- Tribe:
Turbonillini
()
- Genus:
Turbonilla
()
- Risso, 1826
- Specific name:
aequalis
- (Say, 1827)
- Scientific name: - Turbonilla aequalis (Say, 1827)
- Specific name:
aequalis
- (Say, 1827)
- Genus:
Turbonilla
(
- Tribe:
Turbonillini
(
- Subfamily:
Turbonillinae
(
- Family:
Pyramidellidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
(
- Order:
Heterostropha
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Turbonilla
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. turris (Straighthead Soldierfish)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A biological survey of the waters of Woods Hole and vicinity / By Francis B. Sumner, Raymond C. Osburn, and Leon J. Cole. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1913 url p. 859.
- Texas conchologist. Houston, Houston Conchology Society url p. 24, p. 70.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: EPA'S EMAP Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2687012
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-75710
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 75710
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 509775
Footnotes
- Mean = -7.000 meters (-22.966 feet), Standard Deviation = 12.000 based on 9 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
