Turritella bayeri
| Turritella bayeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turritellinae |
| Genus: | Turritella |
| Species: | T. bayeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Turritella bayeri Petuch, 2001[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Torcula bayeri Petuch, 2001 | |
Turritella bayeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 44 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Petuch, E.J. (2001) New gastropods named for Frederich M. Bayer, in recognition of his contributions to tropical Western Atlantic malacology. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 10, 334–343.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- 1 2 Turritella bayeri Petuch, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 September 2010.
- 1 2 3 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.
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