Turbonilla iolausi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). Turbonilla iolausi Bartsch, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420488 on 2012-03-01Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. They were first described by Paul Bartsch in 1955.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.2mm. It features a highly elongated shell. Distribution Turbonilla iolausi is primarily documented within the Gulf of Mexico, specifically originating from the Pliocene fossil beds of North St. Petersburg, Florida. First detailed in Paul Bartsch's 1955 monograph published by the Smithsonian Institution.. Within its broader ecological envelope, it lives and occupies marine environments at recorded depths reaching up to 46 metres.
References
External links Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species