Tachyrhynchus erosus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Genus: | Tachyrhynchus |
| Species: | T. erosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838)
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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]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 13 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 457 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.