Tachyrhynchus erosus

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Tachyrhynchus erosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Tachyrhynchus
Species:
T. erosus
Binomial name
Tachyrhynchus erosus
(Couthouy, 1838)
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Tachyrhynchus erosus majorDall, 1919
  • Tachyrhynchus erosus var. majorDall, 1919
  • Tachyrhynchus spitzbergensisGolikov, 1986
  • Turritella erosaCouthouy, 1838
  • Turritella polarisMöller, 1842

Tachyrhynchus erosus, common name the eroded turretsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. [1]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 13 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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