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Definition of Turritella

Turritella
Turritella Tur`ri*tel"la, n. [NL., dim fr. L. turris tower.] (Zo["o]l.) Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum.

Meaning of Turritella from wikipedia

- Turritella carinifera Lamarck, 1822 Turritella chordata Suter, 1908 Turritella chrysotoxa Tomlin, 1825 Turritella cingulata Sowerby, 1825 Turritella cingulifera...
- Turritella communis, common name the "common tower s****" is a species of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family...
- Species: †K. mortoni Binomial name †Kapalmerella mortoni (Conrad, 1830) Synonyms (Genus) †Palmerella Allmon, 1996 (Species) †Turritella mortoni Conrad, 1830...
- Turritella terebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. The s**** of Turritella terebra, has a long tower-like...
- Turritella martensi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turritella...
- reticulatis Turritella areolata Stimpson, 1851 Turritella erosa var. costata Aurivillius, 1885 Turritella lactea Møller, 1842 Turritella reticulata Mighels...
- Turritella yucatecana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. The maximum recorded s**** length is 16.5 mm....
- Turritella columnaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella columnaris Kiener, 1843. Retrieved...
- Turritella anactor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Berry, S. S., 1957, Leaflets in Malacology 1(14)...
- Turritella fultoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Melvill & Standen, 1901, proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 72...