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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...
- 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 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 chordata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Suter, 1908, Proc. Malac. Soc. Lond. 8. World Register...
- Turritella leucostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella leucostoma Valenciennes, 1832. Retrieved...
- Tachyrhynchus erosus var. major Dall, 1919 Tachyrhynchus spitzbergensis Golikov, 1986 Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838 Turritella polaris Möller, 1842...
- Turritella attenuata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Turritella attenuata is found in sandy and muddy...
- 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....
- reticulatis Turritella areolata Stimpson, 1851 Turritella erosa var. costata Aurivillius, 1885 Turritella lactea Møller, 1842 Turritella reticulata Mighels...