Turbonilla hecuba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4][5][6]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 6.1 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Northwest Atlantic: off Nova Scotia at a depth of 35 m.
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[2]
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Distribution: Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia
References
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^ Dall, W. H. and P. Bartsch. 1913. New species of mollusks from the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of Canada. Victoria Memorial Museum Bulletin 1: 139-145, pl. 10
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^ a b c d Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla hecuba Dall & Bartsch, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160081 on 2012-03-01
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^ ITIS database
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^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
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^ Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.
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^ Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo.
