turritella

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turritella

/ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/

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From the New Latin genus name Turritella.

noun turritellas · turritellae

Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.

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@misc{turritella_2026,
  title = {turritella},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turritella},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}