Definition of Turrite. Meaning of Turrite. Synonyms of Turrite

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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.
Turritelloid
Turritelloid Tur`ri*tel"loid, a. [Turritella + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the turritellas.

Meaning of Turrite from wikipedia

- it receives from the right the waters of the Edron, Tùrrite Secca, Tùrrite di Gallicano, Turrite Cava and the Pedogna; and from the left those of the...
- by road. Each of the three valleys, the Pedogna, the Freddana and the Turrite are served by main roads along the bottom the valley that link to the SS12...
- historical region of Gar****nana, at the confluence of the Serchio and the Turrite Secca rivers, close to the intersection of roads p****ing through the Apennine...
- (Original description in Latin) The s**** is compressedly umbilicate, oblong-turrite, somewhat solid, very finely granulated under a lens, slightly glossy,...
- description) The s**** contains 6½ whorls. The s**** is sinistral, oblong-turrite, and relatively solid. The spire tapers slightly near the summit, giving...
- (Original description in Latin) The s**** is narrowly perforate, subulate-turrite, slender, solid, polished, and finely striated, with numerous minute, closely...
- s**** is imperforate, sinistral, solid yet relatively thin, and ovate-turrite in shape. It is dark chocolate-colored with a pale area surrounding the...
- lightly striate, with a bare, blackish-purple apex. The spire is conic-turrite and acute, consisting of 7 whorls. The first whorl is sharply and closely...
- s**** attains 16 mm, its diameter 7.5 mm The s**** is perforate, ovate-turrite, solid, and finely striate, with a chalky texture. The spire is long, tapering...
- (Original description) The s**** is either imperforate or nearly so, with a turrite-conic shape and straight lateral outlines. It is thin, greenish-corneous...