Stiracolpus symmetricus

Stiracolpus symmetricus, common name : the small turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]

Stiracolpus symmetricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Turritellinae
Genus:
Stiracolpus
Species:
S. symetricus
Binomial name
Stiracolpus symmetricus
(Hutton, 1873)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Stiracolpus delli granti (Marwick, 1957)
  • Stiracolpus delli murdochi (Marwick, 1957)
  • Stiracolpus delli vellae (Marwick, 1957)
  • † Stiracolpus nanulus (Marwick, 1957)
  • Stiracolpus robinae (Marwick, 1957)
  • Stiracolpus shepherdi (Marwick, 1957)
  • Turritella (Colpospira) godeffroyana Donald, 1900
  • Turritella (Eglisia) symetrica Hutton, 1873 (Original combination)
  • Turritella chordata Suter, 1908
  • Turritella symmetrica Hutton, 1873
  • Zeacolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

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References
  1. Hutton, 1873, Cat. Mar. Moll. N. Z.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. Stiracolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 May 2011.
  • "Stiracolpus symmetricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  • Beu, A. (2010). Marine Mollusca of isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 3. Gastropoda (Vetigastropoda – Littorinimorpha). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 40(3–4): 59–180


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