Turritella variegata

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Turritella variegata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Species:
T. variegata
Binomial name
Turritella variegata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]

Epitonium marmoreumRöding, 1798
Turbo variegatusLinnaeus, 1758
Turritella imbricata(Linnaeus, 1758)
Turritella paraguanensisHodson, 1926
Turritella variegata var. elongataReeve, 1849

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 120 mm. [2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 53 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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