Turritella whitei

Interesting Facts

With both axial ribs and spiral ridges (the intersections of these sometimes form beads ), or with spiral ridges only.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Discopoda () - P. Fischer, 1884
        Infraorder: Discopoda ()
        Superfamily: Cerithioidea () - C.A. Fleming, 1822
        Family: Turritellidae () - S.L. Lovén, 1847 - Turret Snails
        Subfamily: Turritellinae ()
        Genus: Turritella () - J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1799
        Specific name: whitei - Lamarck 1799
        Scientific name: - Turritella whitei Lamarck 1799