''Stiracolpus pagoda'',
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
the pagoda turret, is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Turritellidae
Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
These snails are filter feeders. This method of feeding is s ...
.
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 80 mm
Distribution
The type locality of this species is the northeast coast of
New Zealand.
References
* Finlay H.J. (1930) ''Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3''. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 222–247.
ublished 23 August 1930page(s): 230
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External links
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Turritellidae
Gastropods described in 1849
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