Turritella marianopsis

Turritella marianopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Turritellinae
Genus: Turritella
Species: T. marianopsis
Binomial name
Turritella marianopsis
Petuch, 1990[1]

Turritella marianopsis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 58 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 65 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 65 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Petuch, E. J. 1990. A new molluscan faunule from the Caribbean coast of Panama. The Nautilus 104(2):57-71, 42 figs.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Turritella marianopsis Petuch, 1990.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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