Poole, Karen E.
Turris
Sign in to saveTurris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
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Greater Peatmoss
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyPandeidae
Habitatmarine
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Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
==Description== The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture is ovate. The columellar lip is smooth. The outer lip is separated with a narrow profound sinus from the suture rather than distantly. The siphonal canal is long and narrow, straight and open.
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