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Auger Shell

Turritellinella tricarinata

Classification

Order

Turritella communis, common name the "common tower shell" is a species of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. Distribution and habitat This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Lofoten Isles south to the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa. It is rare or absent from the eastern English Channel and the southern North Sea.

Distribution

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France · 654Netherlands · 539United Kingdom · 486Italy · 209Germany · 146Spain · 127Belgium · 4