Tachyrhynchus erosus

Tachyrhynchus erosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Turritellidae
Genus:	Tachyrhynchus
Species:	T. erosus
Binomial name
	Tachyrhynchus erosus; (Couthouy, 1838)
Synonyms
	List Tachyrhynchus erosus major Dall, 1919; Tachyrhynchus erosus var. major Dall, 1919; Tachyrhynchus spitzbergensis Golikov, 1986; Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838; Turritella polaris Möller, 1842;

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

Description edit

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.^[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 13 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m.^[2]

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

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