turritella
See also: Turritella
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From the New Latin genus name Turritella.
Noun
turritella (plural turritellas)
- (zoology) Any of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.
Derived terms
- turritelloid
- turritelliform
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for turritella in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)