Turris annulata

Turris annulata
	Shell of Turris annulata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Turris
Species:	T. annulata
Binomial name
	Turris annulata; (Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms
	Pleurotoma annulata Reeve, 1843; Pleurotoma fagina A. Adams & Reeve, 1850; Polystira fagina A. Adams & L.A. Reeve, 1850·;

Turris annulata, common name the ringed pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 59 mm.

(Original description) The brow, solid shell is subulate. The whorls are slightly convex, encircled with a number of smooth, paler ridges, like rings. The siphonal canal is rather long. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, India, Thailand; in the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan.

References

Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

External links

Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls.

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[WoRMS-1] Turris annulata (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

[2] Reeve, L. A. (1843-1846). Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 1, pl. 1-40 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London

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