Fusiturricula jaquensis
Species of gastropod
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Fusiturricula jaquensis, common name the Surinam turrid, is a species from Fusiturricula, a genus of sea snails, gastropod mollusk in the family of Drilliidae.[1]
| Surinam turrid | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Fusiturricula |
| Species: | F. jaquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusiturricula jaquensis (Sowerby I, 1850) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Fusiturricula Jaquensis has a spiral-shaped structure with a calcified shell, the size of an adult shell varying between 35mm to 85mm. The shell has a white color with orange streaks running through. Variables include a more conical-shape, the presence of bumps and differences in color. It has a soft, unsegmented body composed of mostly muscle.