Turritella bayeri

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

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

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
  1. 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.
  2. Turritella bayeri Petuch, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 September 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.


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