''Pyramidella turrita'' is a
species of
sea snail
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, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Pyramidella turrita'' A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588494 on 2012-01-12]
Description
The shell has a fulvous color, obsoletely maculated with a deeper tint. The
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s of the
teleoconch are flattened. The
suture is deep, crenulated and frequently whitish. The
body whorl
The body whorl is part of the morphology of the shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk.
In gastropods
In gastropods, the b ...
has a distinct median sulcus. The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 24 mm.
G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII p. 301-302; 1889
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations :
* Northern Australia, New Caledonia
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* Indian Ocean off East Africa
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, and Durban, South Africa.
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
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Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1855