Tachyrhynchus reticulatus

Tachyrhynchus reticulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Subfamily: Turritellinae
Genus: Tachyrhynchus
Species: T. reticulatus
Binomial name
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus
(Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Synonyms[1]

Alvania areolata (Stimpson, 1851)
Tachyrhynchus reticulatis
Turritella areolata Stimpson, 1851
Turritella erosa var. costata Aurivillius, 1885
Turritella reticulata Mighels & Adams, 1842
Turritella reticulata var. laevior Knipowitsch, 1902

Tachyrhynchus reticulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24.8 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2277 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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