Turritella marianopsis

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Turritella marianopsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Species:
T. marianopsis
Binomial name
Turritella marianopsis
Petuch, 1990 [1]

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

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 58 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 65 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 65 m. [3]

References

  1. Petuch, E. J. 1990. A new molluscan faunule from the Caribbean coast of Panama. The Nautilus 104(2):57–71, 42 figs.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. Turritella marianopsis Petuch, 1990 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  3. 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 .