Turbonilla javii

Turbonilla javii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. javii
Binomial name
Turbonilla javii
Peñas & Rolán, 2010[1]

Turbonilla javii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.8 mm.

Taxonomic classification

Turbonilla javii is classified within the domain Eukarya, kingdom Animalia, phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda, subclass Heterobranchia, order Pylopulmonata, superfamily Pyramidelloidea, family Pyramidellidae, subfamily Turbonillinae, genus Turbonilla, and species T. javii.[3]

The family Pyramidellidae comprises ectoparasitic gastropods that feed on other mollusks, often using a proboscis to extract nutrients from host tissues.[4] Turbonilla is a large genus within this family, characterized by small, turreted shells with an elevated spire, encompassing numerous species of minute marine snails distributed globally.[5]

The species was originally described by Peñas and Rolán in 2010, in the publication Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Volume 200, pages 83–85).[6]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomons.

References

  1. ^ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2010) Deep water Pyramidelloidea of the Tropical South Pacific: Turbonilla and related genera. In: Gofas S. (ed.) Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 26. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 200:1-436.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbonilla javii Peñas & Rolán, 2010. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475295 on 2012-03-01
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turbonilla javii Peñas & Rolán, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  4. ^ "Morphology and Development of Odostomia columbiana" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Genus Turbonilla Risso, 1826, from Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca". pal.gns.cri.nz. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  6. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turbonilla javii Peñas & Rolán, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-06.


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