Turritella variegata

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

Turritella variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Turritellinae
Genus:
Turritella
Species:
T. variegata
Binomial name
Turritella variegata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Epitonium marmoreum Röding, 1798
Turbo variegatus Linnaeus, 1758
Turritella imbricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926
Turritella variegata var. elongata Reeve, 1849

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 120 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 53 m.[2]

References
  1. Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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