Turbonilla joubini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

Turbonilla joubini
Apertural and abapertural view of a shell of Turbonilla joubini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Turbonilla
Species:
T. joubini
Binomial name
Turbonilla joubini
Dautzenberg, 1912[1]

This species was named for Professor Joubin.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the estuary of the Congo River (Banana)

References edit

  1. ^ Dautzenberg P. (1912 ("1913")) Mission Gruvel sur la cote occidentale d'Afrique (1909-1910). Mollusques marins. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique de Monaco 5(3): 1-111, pls 1-3. (December 1912). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbonilla joubini. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577034 on 2012-03-01
  3. ^ Peñas A. & Rolán E. (1997) La familia Pyramidellidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterostropha) en Africa occidental. 2. Los géneros Turbonilla y Eulimella. Iberus suplemento 3: 1-105. (5 June 1997)

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