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Pyramidella turrita

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Genus
  
Pyramidella

Pyramidella turrita

Pyramidella turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Description

The shell has a fulvous color, obsoletely maculated with a deeper tint. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is deep, crenulated and frequently whitish. The body whorl has a distinct median sulcus. The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations :

  • Northern Australia, New Caledonia.
  • Indian Ocean off East Africa, and Durban, South Africa.
  • References

    Pyramidella turrita Wikipedia