Tachyrhynchus reticulatus

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

Tachyrhynchus reticulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Tachyrhynchus
Species:
T. reticulatus
Binomial name
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus
(Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Alvania areolata (Stimpson, 1851)
  • Mesalia lactea (Møller, 1842)
  • Tachyrhynchus reticulatis
  • Turritella areolata Stimpson, 1851
  • Turritella erosa var. costata Aurivillius, 1885
  • Turritella lactea Møller, 1842
  • Turritella reticulata Mighels & Adams, 1842
  • Turritella reticulata var. laevior Knipowitsch, 1902

Description edit

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

Habitat edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c 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.