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Pyramidella turrita

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Pyramidella turrita
Drawing of a shell of Pyramidella turrita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pyramidella
Species:
P. turrita
Binomial name
Pyramidella turrita
A. Adams, 1855

Pyramidella turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description

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The shell has a fulvous color, obsoletely maculated with a deeper tint. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is deep, crenulated and frequently whitish. The body whorl has a distinct median sulcus. The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 24 mm.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the following locations :

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