''Turritella caelata'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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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
Distribution
References
* Ryall P. & Vos C. (2010). ''Two new species of Turritella (Gastropoda: Turritellidae) from western Africa''. Novapex 11(1): 13–20
* Nolf F. & Verstraeten J. (2010) T''urritella nzimaorum Ryall & Voss, 2010 a junior synonym of Turritella caelata Mörch in Dunker, 1858.'' Neptunea 9(2): 28–32
External links
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Turritellidae
Gastropods described in 1858
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