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Turrilatirus turritus

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Turrilatirus turritus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Turrilatirus
Species:
T. turritus
Binomial name
Turrilatirus turritus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Latirus turrita (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Latirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Latirulus turritus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta turrita Gmelin, 1791

Turrilatirus turritus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 65 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species has a wide distribution: the Red Sea, Mozambique, South Africa, the Mascarenes, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b Turrilatirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 September 2010.
  • Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp
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