Turbonilla farroupilha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla farroupilha Pimenta & Absalao, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389150 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 approximately 7.8 mm in length and is small, tall and conical in shape. The whorls are more convex toward their lower half, with a distinct, slightly sinuous suture. The shell sculpture consists of more than 35 closely spaced axial ribs, which are straight to slightly backward-slanting and separated by very narrow interspaces. The ribs terminate before the following whorl, leaving a smooth area immediately above the suture, The base is rounded and smooth, and the aperture is rhomboidal with a rounded anterior margin.
Distribution Turbonilla farroupilha has been recorded in the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast, from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul, at depths of approximately 42-56 m. Its type locality is off Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, This species occurs off Brazil at depths between 42 m and 56 m.
References
External links Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species