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Turritella hookeri

Turritella hookeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.

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Length
116 w
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Turritella hookeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Turritella
Species:
T. hookeri
Binomial name
Turritella hookeri
Reeve, 18491

Turritella hookeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.2

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 36 mm.3

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 9 m.3 Maximum recorded depth is 156 m.3

References

References

  1. Reeve, 1849 Conch. Icon. 5 (Turritella, Mesalia, Eglisia). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  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.