Turritella terebra

Turritella terebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Turritellidae
Subfamily:	Turritellinae
Genus:	Turritella
Species:	T. terebra
Binomial name
	Turritella terebra; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Turbo terebra Linnaeus, 1758

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

Description

The shell of Turritella terebra, has a long tower-like shape which resembles a drill, hence its name. The shall is narrow and tall, with as many as 30 whorls. The shell is about 14 centimeters long. Its color is light to dark brown. The opening is circular.^[2]

Shell of Turritella terebra

Distribution

References

^ ^a ^b Turritella terebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
^ S. Peter Dance, Smithsonian Handbooks: Shells, Dorling Kindersley Publishing.

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[WoRMS-1] Turritella terebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

[2] S. Peter Dance, Smithsonian Handbooks: Shells, Dorling Kindersley Publishing.

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