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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Tachyrhynchus erosus

(Couthouy, 1838)

Tachyrhynchus erosus

Class:

Order:

Family:

Gastropoda

Caenogastropoda

Turritellidae

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Shell Information

Length (mm): 25

Dextral

Chirality:

Description:

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Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

13 to 457 meters

Diet:

Habitat:

Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196391 on 2022-04-22

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Malacology

Tachyrhynchus erosus

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Created by Chandler Olson

Last Updated: 12/11/2022

Malacology

Tachyrhynchus erosus

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