Turbonilla aequalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Turbonilla aequalis (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160426 on 2012-03-01ITIS databaseAbbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp.Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 5 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the following locations: Northwest Atlantic at depths between 11 mm and 15 m.
Notes Additional information regarding this species: Distribution: southern Massachusetts
References
Verrill, A. E. 1873. Report on the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report, 1871 and 1872: 295-778, pls. 1-18.
External links Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) Encyclopedia of Life USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection ITIS World Register of Marine Species