Turritella declivis

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Turritella declivis
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T. declivis
Binomial name
Turritella declivis
Adams & Reeve, 1850
Synonyms
  • Gazameda declivis(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Turritella excavataG. B. Sowerby III, 1870

Turritella declivis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

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References

  1. Vos, C. (2014). Turritella declivis Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731296 on 2014-06-12