Turritella yucatecana

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

Turritella yucatecana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Subfamily:
Turritellinae
Genus:
Turritella
Species:
T. yucatecana
Binomial name
Turritella yucatecana
(W. H. Dall, 1881)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Turritella yucatecanum Dall, 1881

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1170 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 1170 m.[3]

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References
  1. Dall, W. H., 1881, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 9:93. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. Turritella yucatecana (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  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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