turritella

== English == === Etymology === From the New Latin genus name Turritella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/ === Noun === turritella (plural turritellas) (zoology) Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell. ==== Derived terms ==== turritelloid turritelliform === References === “turritella”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.