Belaturricula turrita
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Belaturricula turrita

Belaturricula turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

There are two subspecies :

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  • Belaturricula turrita multispiralis Dell, 1990
  • Belaturricula turrita turrita (Strebel, 1908): represented as Belaturricula turrita (Strebel, 1908)

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Appearance

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs in the Antarctic waters of the Scotia Sea and off the South Shetlands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

References

1. Belaturricula turrita Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belaturricula_turrita

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