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Pyramidella turrita
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pyramidella turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
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Description
The shell has a fulvous color, obsoletely maculated with a deeper tint. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is deep, crenulated and frequently whitish. The body whorl has a distinct median sulcus. The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 24 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations :
- Northern Australia, New Caledonia.
- Indian Ocean off East Africa, and Durban, South Africa.
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