Turritella sanguinea
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| Turritella sanguinea | |
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| Shell of Turritella sanguinea | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Genus: | Turritella |
| Species: | T. sanguinea |
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| Turritella sanguinea | |
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Turritella sanguinea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm.
The shell is relatively large, many-whorled, and long and slender, tapering gradually toward the apex. The whorls are convex, rounded outward, and are sculpted with relatively uniform, rounded or flat-topped spiral cords. The surface is dull, and the basal angle is not marked by a stronger spiral cord. The aperture is rounded, and the outer lip is shallowly concave.
The color ranges from cream to buff, with reddish-brown dashes along the spiral cords, occasionally forming axial flame-like patterns or bands. [3]
