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(n.) Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Turritella'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/turritella.html. 1828.
 
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