Turbonilla musorstom
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| Turbonilla musorstom | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. musorstom |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla musorstom | |
| Synonyms | |
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Turbonilla (Pyrgiscilla) musorstom Peñas & Rolán, 2010 | |
Turbonilla musorstom is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
The specific name musorstom is the acronym for the joint expeditions by the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (‘Mus.’) and the Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer (‘Orstom’).[3]
The shell grows to a length of 3.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomons and Fiji.[citation needed]