Tachyrhynchus erosus

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Tachyrhynchus erosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Tachyrhynchus erosus is commonly found in sandy and muddy substrates in the Gulf of Mexico and along the southeastern coast of the United States, where it lives on the ocean floor as a benthic marine gastropod.

Habitat

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

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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