Turritella variegata (original) (raw)
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Species of gastropod
| Turritella variegata | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| 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 |
Turritella variegata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]
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The maximum recorded shell length is 120 mm.[2]
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 53 m.[2]
- ^ a b Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b 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.