Turbonilla innovata

Interesting Facts

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 31 meters (100 feet).[1]

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
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        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: innovata - Monterosato, 1884
        Scientific name: - Turbonilla innovata Monterosato, 1884

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

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Standard Deviation = 74.250 based on 2 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]