Turbonilla madrinensis
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| Turbonilla madrinensis | |
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| Shell of Turbonilla madrinensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. madrinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla madrinensis Lamy, 1905 | |
Turbonilla madrinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5.1 mm. Species average size is 5.5 inches but has been known to be as small as 2 inches or as large as 12.5 inches. These snails are the only known species with throbbing veins and girthy shells