| Description | Turritella communis, common name the "common tower shell" is a species of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella communis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella communis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Turritella |
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| Scientific Name | Turritella communis Risso, 1826 |
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| Name Published In | Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Turritella communis | species | belongs to Turritella | stated with evidence | Risso, 1826 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Turritella) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Turritella) |
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| Taphonomy | thin,minor ribbing (based on Turritella) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. V. Wood. 1848. A monograph of the Crag Mollusca or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper Tertiaries of the East of England. Part 1. Univalves |
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| Common Name(s) | Gemeine Turmschnecke, Auger Shell, European Turretsnail, Common Screw Shell, Common Tower Shell, Common Turretsnail, Great Screw Shell, Kërmilli Kullë, Penhoren, Tornsnäcka, Turritelle, Tårnsnegl, Tårnsnigel, Πύργος |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritella_communis |
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| Wood S. V. , A monograph of the Crag Mollusca or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper Tertiaries of the East of England. Part 1. Univalves, 1-208 |
| Backeljau, T. (1986) Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]: Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Brussels, Belgium : 106 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Lindner, G. (1999) Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points - via Catalogue of Life |
| Dhora, DH. (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Muller, Y. (2004) Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]: Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp - via Catalogue of Life |
| Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life |
| Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Pennant, Thomas. (1812). British Zoology. A new edition in four volumes. vol IV. Class V. Crustacea. Class VI. Vermes. Wilkie & Robinson. London. xvi+379 pp. 95 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| De Bruyne, R.H. (2004) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN) |
| Hammer, C. (1775) Forsog til en Norsk Natur-Historie. pp. 248 Kiobenhavn (Sander) - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus insectorum. Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae, Stockhom, Sweden. 48:1-578. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Alastair Graham, F.R.S. (1988) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN) |
| Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, Plates 1-93. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Reeve, L.A. (1849). Monograph of the genus Turritella. In: Conchologia Iconica. vol. 5, pl. 1-11 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-8: May, 1849; 9-11: June 1849]. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Hansson, H.G. (2006) "MARINA SYDSKANDINAVISKA ""EVERTEBRATER"" - ett naturhistoriskt urval. Web-upplaga Sept. 2006. http://www.tmbl.gu.se/staff/HansGHanssonP.html." - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
Turritella communis
