QUALITY SELECTION OF TURRITELLA SHELLS

Turritella Shells

The Turritellidae family, encompassing Deep Sea Augers and True Augers, is known for shells that are elongated and slender, resembling screws or augers, similar to those of the Terebridae family. However, this resemblance is superficial. Turritella shells are quite variable in shape, typically thin, rough, and lack luster. They are easily identified by their rounded openings and the distinct absence of a siphonal canal at the front of the aperture. Additionally, these shells feature a very tall spire, numerous convex whorls, no umbilical opening, no folds on the columnella, and a horny, flexible operculum supported by bristles. This operculum can retract deeply into the shell when the creature withdraws.

These filter-feeding mollusks burrow into sandy seabeds and subsist on dust-like detritus particles descending to the ocean floor. In contrast to the terebra mollusk, turritellas do not possess the venomous dart mechanism required for a carnivorous lifestyle. Instead, many turritellas utilize their gills to sift fine food particles, similar to how clams feed.

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Superfamily: Cerithioidea

Family: Turritellidae

Genus: Turritella

Lamarck, 1799

(REF: Shiladri S. Das; Sandip Saha; Subhendu Bardhan; Sumanta Mallick; Warren D. Allmon (2018). "The oldest turritelline gastropods: from the Oxfordian (Upper Jurassic) of Kutch, India". Journal of Paleontology. 92)(REF: Lamarck J.-B. (1799). Mém. Soc. Hist. nat. Paris, 74)(REF: Vos, C.; Gofas, S. (2013). Turritella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species)

Brown Turritella

B1-8

One quarter p;ound of Brown Turretella shells measuring 2 to 3 inches ...... 1.10

Brown Turritella Shells

V1-9

One quarter pound of Brown Turritella shells measuring 1 to 3 inches ...... .59

Purple Turritella

H1-8

One quarter pound of Purple Turritella shells measuring 2 to 3 inches...... .59

H2-8

One quarter pound of Purple Turritella Shells measuring 3/4 to 1.25 inches...... .49

Tan Turritella

X1-9

One quarter pound of Tan Turritella Shells measuring 1 to 2 inches ..... .59

X2-9

One quarter pound of Tan Turritella shells measuring at least 2 inches ...... .69

Terebra Turritella shell

C1-10

A Terebra Turritella shell measuring 2 to 3 inches...… .16

C2-10

A Terebra Turritella shell measuring 4 to 5 inches ..... .79

C3-10

One Terebra Turritella shell measuring 5 to 6 inches .... OUT OF STOCK

White Turritella shell

WT1-8

A White Turritella shell measuring up to 3 inches...... OUT OF STOCK

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