Stiracolpus symmetricus

Stiracolpus symmetricus, common name : the small turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]

Stiracolpus symmetricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Turritellidae
Subfamily:	Turritellinae
Genus:	Stiracolpus
Species:	S. symetricus
Binomial name
Stiracolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Stiracolpus delli granti (Marwick, 1957) Stiracolpus delli murdochi (Marwick, 1957) Stiracolpus delli vellae (Marwick, 1957) † Stiracolpus nanulus (Marwick, 1957) Stiracolpus robinae (Marwick, 1957) Stiracolpus shepherdi (Marwick, 1957) Turritella (Colpospira) godeffroyana Donald, 1900 Turritella (Eglisia) symetrica Hutton, 1873 (Original combination) Turritella chordata Suter, 1908 Turritella symmetrica Hutton, 1873 Zeacolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

1. Hutton, 1873, Cat. Mar. Moll. N. Z.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
2. Stiracolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 May 2011.

• Beu A.G. (2010) Marine Mollusca of isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 3. Gastropoda (Vetigastropoda – Littorinimorpha). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 40(3): 59–180; p. 93

External links

• "Stiracolpus symmetricus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
• Beu, A. (2010). Marine Mollusca of isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 3. Gastropoda (Vetigastropoda – Littorinimorpha). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 40(3–4): 59–180