Turris annulata

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Turris annulata
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.364477 - Turris annulata (Reeve, 1843) - Turridae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Shell of Turris annulata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Species:
T. annulata
Binomial name
Turris annulata
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurotoma annulataReeve, 1843
  • Pleurotoma faginaA. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Polystira faginaA. Adams & L.A. Reeve, 1850·

Turris annulata, common name the ringed pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 59 mm.

(Original description) The brow, solid shell is subulate. The whorls are slightly convex, encircled with a number of smooth, paler ridges, like rings. The siphonal canal is rather long. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, India, Thailand; in the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan.

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