Tachyrhynchus erosus

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

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

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. Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 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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