Turritella maculata

Turritella maculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.^[2]

Turritella maculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Turritellidae
Genus:	Turritella
Species:	T. maculata
Binomial name
Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849[1]
Synonyms
Archimediella maculata (Reeve, 1849) Turritella (Haustator) maculata Reeve, 1849 Turritella (Haustator) vittulata Adams & Reeve, 1850 Turritella (Torcula) admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881 (Original combination) Turritella admirabilis R. B. Watson, 1881 Turritella bicolor Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849 Turritella maculata var. chionia Melvill, 1928 (Colour variety) Turritella vittulata Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849

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.