Stiracolpus symmetricus

Species of gastropod

Stiracolpus symmetricus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Family:  | Turritellidae
Genus:  | Stiracolpus
Species:  |

S. symmetricus

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)

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

## Description

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The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.

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## Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

## References

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1. ^ Hutton, 1873, Cat. Mar. Moll. N. Z.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
2. ^ a b 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

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* "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

Taxon identifiers

Stiracolpus symmetricus|

* Wikidata: Q3171403
* CoL: 52RVM
* GBIF: 6497786
* iNaturalist: 398920
* IRMNG: 11866749
* OBIS: 564611
* Open Tree of Life: 2888686
* WoRMS: 564611

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