Turbonilla farinatiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla farinatiae Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389149 on 2012-03-01Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
Description The shell grows to a length of 6.4 mm. The type locality of Turbonilla farinatiae is off Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil (22°53′42″S 41°50′30″W), at a depth of 50 m, and the holotype is deposited at the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ 8931).
Distribution Turbonilla farinatiae occurs in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, with a range extending from off Camburi, Espírito Santo state, Brazil, southward to Puerto Lobos, Río Negro Province, Argentina. Living specimens have been recorded at depths of 9.5 to 12 m, and empty shells collected from depths between 5 and 60 m.
References
External links Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species