Turbonilla vatilau is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2] The group as a whole is characterized by a narrow, spiraling conical shell, typically a few centimeters in length.[3]
| Turbonilla vatilau | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. vatilau
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla vatilau Peñas & Rolán, 2010[1]
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References edit
- ^ 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 2012-08-26.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Turbonilla vatilau. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475461 on 2012-08-26
- ^ Paul Bartsch, Curator of Mollusks, United States National Museum, New West American Marine Mollusks.
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