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Turritella fultoni Melvill & Standen, 1901

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

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Turritella fultoni

Author: Bosch et al.

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Indian Ocean, Asia: Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

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Description

50mm. Solid, opaque, spire angle about 16-20°. Rounded whorls separated by deep sutures, each whorl encircled by strong ridges with lesser ridges between; fine, straight or curved, axial striae between ridges. Thin-edged aperture broadly ovate, columella straight. White, or rarely with flame-like, orange-brown markings on the whorls. Habitat: offshore and beached. Syn: T. Illustris Melvill, 1904.
Bosch, D.T., Dance, S.P., Moolenbeek, R.G. en Oliver, G., 1995. Seashells of Eastern Arabia.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Paleobiology Database [96338]

Paleobiology Database [https://paleobiodb.org/] [as Turritella fultoni Melvill, 1901]
Data retrieved on: 11 December 2015
EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Turritella fultoni Melvill & Standen, 1901]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013
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