Turritella Torulosa
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''Turritella torulosa'' is a
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
, a marine
gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
in the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Turritellidae Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small- to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the Sorbeoconcha clade. They are filter feeders; ...
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Description


Distribution


References

* Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. * mythe, K. R. (1982). Seashells of the Arabian Gulf. George Allen & Unwin, London. 123: pp., 20 pls


External links


Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (Turritella, Lam.), pp. 1–46, pl. 1–14 [pp. 1–46 (1844), pl. 1–3, 5, 7–14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (Scalaria, Lam.), pp. 1–22, pl. 1–7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (Solarium,Lam.), pp. 1–12, pl. 1–4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (Rotella, Lam.), pp. 1–10, pl. 1–3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (Dephinula, Lam.), pp. 1–12, pl. 1–4 [pp. 1–10 (1838), 11–12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2–4 (1838]; Phasianelle (Phasianella, Lam.), pp. 1–11, pl. 1–5 [pp. 1–11 (1850); pl. 1–3, 5 (1847), 4 (1848)]; Famille des Plicacées de Lamarck, et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Tornatelle (Tornatella, Lamarck), pp. 3–6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (Pyramidella), Lamarck, pp. 1–8, pl. 1–2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (Thracia, Leach), pp. 1–7, pl. 1–2

Reeve, L.A. (1849). Monograph of the genus Turritella. In: Conchologia Iconica. vol. 5, pl. 1–11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.

Smith, E. A. (1913) On the Pennant collection of British shells. Journal of Conchology, 14: 38–41

Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i–viii, 1–154, Plates 1–93

Pennant, Thomas. (1812). British Zoology. A new edition in four volumes. vol IV. Class V. Crustacea. Class VI. Vermes. Wilkie & Robinson. London. xvi+379 pp. 95 pls
Turritellidae Gastropods described in 1843 {{Turritellidae-stub