Turbonilla lactea

Species of gastropod

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[1]

* 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

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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]

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## Distribution

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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

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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

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1. ^ 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
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.

## External links

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* 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.

Taxon identifiers

Turbonilla lactea|

* Wikidata: Q7854289
* CoL: 59NVY
* EUNIS: 61072
* GBIF: 5724338
* iNaturalist: 253910
* IRMNG: 10820592
* NBN: NBNSYS0000178527
* NCBI: 177532
* Observation.org: 20080
* OBIS: 141072
* Open Tree of Life: 936433
* SeaLifeBase: 140364
* WoRMS: 141072