Turritella maculata
Species of gastropod
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Turritella maculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Genus: | Turritella |
| Species: | T. maculata |
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| Turritella maculata | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 10 mm.
Distribution
The marine species occurs off Australia; in the Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea.