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Turritella columnaris Kiener, 1843

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Turritellidae - Turritellas »  genus Turritella

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Turritella columnaris

Author: Jan Delsing

Turritella columnaris

Author: Reeve, L.A.

Turritella columnaris

Author: Bosch et al.

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Indian Ocean, Asia: India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Yemen

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Description

90mm. Solid, semitranslucent. spire angle about 10 grades. Each whorl overhangs succeeding whorl to make sutures deep; strong spiral ridges on lower part of whorls, lesser ridges above. Thin-edged aperture squarish, columella straight. Whitish heavily mottled with brown fading to orange-brown. Length varies greatly. Habitat: muddy sand among stones.
Bosch, D.T., Dance, S.P., Moolenbeek, R.G. en Oliver, G., 1995. Seashells of Eastern Arabia.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Turritella columnaris Kiener, 1843]
Data retrieved on: 23 February 2014
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