Tachyrhynchus erosus

Tachyrhynchus erosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Turritellinae
Genus: Tachyrhynchus
Species: T. erosus
Binomial name
Tachyrhynchus erosus
(Couthouy, 1838)
Synonyms[1]

Tachyrhynchus erosus var. major Dall, 1919
Tachyrhynchus spitzbergensis Golikov, 1986
Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838
Turritella polaris Möller, 1842

Tachyrhynchus erosus, common name the eroded turretsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 13 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196391 on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.