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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...
- whorl increase per revolution. In these instances, e.g. in the s**** of Turritella species, both the body whorl and the aperture are relatively small. In...
- rapidly enlarging spiral, to the long, many-whorled Turritella or Vermetus, which is a Turritella partially unrolled into a simple long tube — the opposite...
- Turritella exoleta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through:...
- called Turritella agate. It was named after the sea snail genus Turritella because of the resemblance of the freshwater snail s**** to the Turritella fossils...
- Turritella turbona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877. Retrieved through:...
- Turritella chordata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Suter, 1908, Proc. Malac. Soc. Lond. 8. World Register...
- Kapalmerella is an extinct genus of prehistoric sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
- Turritella bacillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella bacillum Kiener, 1843. Retrieved through:...