Turritella sanguinea

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Turritella sanguinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Species:
T. sanguinea
Binomial name
Turritella sanguinea
Reeve, 1849 [1]
Synonyms
  • Turritella (Haustator) sanguineaReeve, 1849
  • Turritella puncticulataG. B. Sowerby II, 1870
  • Turritella punctulataG. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of synonym)
  • Turritella salisburyiTomlin, 1925 (Original combination - Synonym)
  • Turritella sanguinea salisburyiTomlin, 1925
  • Turritella sanguinea sanguineaReeve, 1849

Turritella sanguinea 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 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Alfred to Southern KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa

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