Turritella maculata

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Turritella maculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Species:
T. maculata
Binomial name
Turritella maculata
Reeve, 1849 [1]
Synonyms
  • Archimediella maculata(Reeve, 1849)
  • Turritella (Haustator) maculataReeve, 1849
  • Turritella (Haustator) vittulataAdams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella (Torcula) admirabilisR. B. Watson, 1881 (Original combination)
  • Turritella admirabilisR. B. Watson, 1881
  • Turritella bicolorAdams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella maculata var. chioniaMelvill, 1928 (Colour variety)
  • Turritella vittulataAdams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849

Turritella maculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

The marine species occurs off Australia; in the Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea.

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