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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...
- Turritella acropora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae. Dall, W. H.,1889 Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 18. World...
- 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...
- Kapalmerella is an extinct genus of prehistoric sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
- Turritella caelata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella caelata Mörch in Dunker, 1858. Retrieved...
- Turritella rubescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Reeve, 1849 Conch. Icon. 5 (Turritella, Mesalia...
- Turritella exoleta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through:...
- -94.89806 (Perdido) Floating production storage and offloading unit Turritella  United States Gulf of Mexico 2,900 9,514 2016 Extended tension-leg oil...
- Turritella wareni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Ryall P. & Vos C. (2010). "Two new species of Turritella...