turritella
See also: Turritella
English
editEtymology
editFrom the New Latin genus name Turritella.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editturritella (plural turritellas)
- (zoology) Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “turritella”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.