Turritella hookeri
| Turritella hookeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turritellinae |
| Genus: | Turritella |
| Species: | T. hookeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849[1] | |
Turritella hookeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 36 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 9 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 156 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Reeve, 1849 Conch. Icon. 5 (Turritella, Mesalia, Eglisia). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ↑ Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 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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