Turbonilla lactea

Turbonilla lactea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Pyramidellidae
Genus:	Turbonilla
Species:	T. lactea
Binomial name
	Turbonilla lactea; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Chemnitzia campanellae Philippi, 1836; Odostomia elegantissima (Montagu, 1803); Turbo elegantissimus Montagu, 1803; Turbo lacteus Linnaeus, 1758; Turbonilla elegantissima similis (f) Monterosato, T.A. de M. di, 1878; Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) elegantissima (Montagu, 1803); Turbonilla (Turbonilla) lactea (Linnaeus, 1758);

Turbonilla lactea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 8 mm. The shell consists of almost straight-sided whorls with deep, flat sutures. Its shell, marked with "thick, flat, slightly sinuous, oblique costae" that are "indistinct on the first whorl" and prominent thereafter, has a milky-white colour, on which the Turbonilla lactea species name is based.^[6]^[7]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

Atlantic Europe
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
British Isles
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Dorset
European waters (ERMS scope)
Goote Bank
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Mediterranean Sea
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
São Tomé and Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Wimereux

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:^[1]

Synonymy: It is unclear why some British authors (e.g. Winckworth, 1932; Graham, 1971; McKay & Smith, 1979) prefer the junior synonym Turbonilla elegantissima (Montagu, 1803).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gofas, S. (2012). Turbonilla lactea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141072 on 2012-03-01
^ Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België (List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium). Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.
^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
^ Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
^ 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)
^ "Mollusca of the North Sea: Turbonilla lactea". Retrieved 5 June 2012.
^ "Conchiglie Veneziane". Retrieved 5 June 2012.

External links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
CLEMAM
Encyclopedia of Life
GenBank
Marine Species Identification Portal
World Register of Marine Species
"Turbonilla (Turbonilla) lactea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[WoRMS-1] Gofas, S. (2012). Turbonilla lactea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141072 on 2012-03-01

[2] Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België (List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium). Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.

[3] Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

[4] Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

[5] 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)

[6] "Mollusca of the North Sea: Turbonilla lactea". Retrieved 5 June 2012.

[7] "Conchiglie Veneziane". Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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