Turritella sanguinea

Turritella sanguinea
	Shell of Turritella sanguinea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Turritellidae
Genus:	Turritella
Species:	T. sanguinea
Binomial name
	Turritella sanguinea; Reeve, 1849
Synonyms
	Turritella (Haustator) sanguinea Reeve, 1849; Turritella puncticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870; Turritella punctulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of synonym); Turritella salisburyi Tomlin, 1925 (Original combination - Synonym); Turritella sanguinea salisburyi Tomlin, 1925; Turritella sanguinea sanguinea Reeve, 1849;

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm.

The shell is relatively large, many-whorled, and long and slender, tapering gradually toward the apex. The whorls are convex, rounded outward, and are sculpted with relatively uniform, rounded or flat-topped spiral cords. The surface is dull, and the basal angle is not marked by a stronger spiral cord. The aperture is rounded, and the outer lip is shallowly concave.

The color ranges from cream to buff, with reddish-brown dashes along the spiral cords, occasionally forming axial flame-like patterns or bands. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off Port Alfred to Southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at depths between 30 m and 120 m.

References

^ Reeve, 1849 Conch. Icon. 5 (Turritella, Mesalia, Eglisia). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
^ Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
^ Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. Retrieved 17 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Sowerby, G.B. Jr. (1870). Descriptions of Forty-eight new Species of Shells. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 249-259
Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1925) Reports on the Marine Mollusca in the Collections of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum. Vol. 20(4) (7), pp. 309–316.
Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
Martens, E. von & Thiele, J. (1904) Die beschalten Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. in Chun, C. (Ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. Vol. 7. pp. 1–180, Pls 1-29 & 1 text figure.
Kobelt, W. (1897) Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Bd. 1, Abt. 27. Die Gattung Turritella. Nürnberg, Baner & Raspe. pp. 1–81, pls 1-21
Sowerby, G.B., III. (1892) Marine Shells of South Africa. G.B. Sowerby, London, iv + 89 pp., 5 pls.
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.

External links

[1] Reeve, 1849 Conch. Icon. 5 (Turritella, Mesalia, Eglisia). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.

[3] Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. Retrieved 17 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

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