BIOTIC Species Information for Turritella communis
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield | ||||||||||||
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy | |||||||||||||||
| Scientific name | Turritella communis | Common name | An auger shell | ||||||||||||
| MCS Code | W270 | Recent Synonyms | |||||||||||||
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |||||||||||||
| Superclass | Class | Gastropoda | |||||||||||||
| Subclass | Prosobranchia | Order | Mesogastropoda | ||||||||||||
| Suborder | Family | Turritellidae | |||||||||||||
| Genus | Turritella | Species | communis | ||||||||||||
| Subspecies | |||||||||||||||
| Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy References | Gibson et al., 2001, Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Graham, 1988, | ||||||||||||||
| General Biology | |||||||||||||||
| Growth form | Turbinate |
Feeding method | Passive suspension feeder Active suspension feeder Surface deposit feeder Sub-surface deposit feeder |
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| Mobility/Movement | Crawler Burrower |
Environmental position | Infaunal |
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| Typical food types | Suspended organic particles | Habit | Free living | ||||||||||||
| Bioturbator | Not relevant | Flexibility | None (< 10 degrees) | ||||||||||||
| Fragility | Robust | Size | Small-medium(3-10cm) | ||||||||||||
| Height | Not researched | Growth Rate | Not Researched | ||||||||||||
| Adult dispersal potential | Not researched | Dependency | Independent | ||||||||||||
| Sociability | Solitary | Host for | Occasionally a neotenous dwarf form of Capulus ungaricus (L.) (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). | ||||||||||||
| Toxic/Poisonous? | No | ||||||||||||||
| General Biology Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Biology References | Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Fish & Fish, 1996, Graham, 1988, Graham, 1938, Yonge, 1946b, Thorson, 1965, Yonge & Thompson, 1976, Seaward, 1982, Christensen, 1980, Hayward & Ryland, 1990, Julie Bremner, unpub data, | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution and Habitat | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | Found throughout much of the British Isles and Ireland, apart from in the eastern English Channel and the southern North Sea. | ||||||||||||||
| Global distribution | Found in north-west Europe from Norway to the Shetlands and south to Spain and the Canary Isles and in the Meditteranean off the coasts of Greece and Malta. | ||||||||||||||
| Biogeographic range | Temperate to warm temperate. | Depth range | 0 - 220 m | ||||||||||||
| Migratory | Non-migratory / Resident | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Substratum preferences | Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Sandy mud Muddy sand Mud Gravelley sand Gravelly mud |
Physiographic preferences | Open coast Offshore seabed |
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| Biological zone | Sublittoral Fringe Upper Infralittoral Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral Circalittoral Offshore |
Wave exposure | Field unresearched |
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| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Field unresearched |
Salinity | Full (30-40 psu) |
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| Habitat Preferences Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution References | JNCC, 1999, NBN, 2002, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Graham, 1988, Seaward, 1982, Christensen, 1980, Julie Bremner, unpub data, | ||||||||||||||
| Reproduction/Life History | |||||||||||||||
| Reproductive type | Gonochoristic |
Developmental mechanism | |||||||||||||
| Reproductive Season | Not researched | Reproductive Location | Insufficient information | ||||||||||||
| Reproductive frequency | Annual episodic | Regeneration potential | No | ||||||||||||
| Life span | 6-10 years | Age at reproductive maturity | 1-2 years | ||||||||||||
| Generation time | Not researched | Fecundity | |||||||||||||
| Egg/propagule size | Fertilization type | Internal | |||||||||||||
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| Reproduction Preferences Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Reproduction References | Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Fish & Fish, 1996, Graham, 1988, Yonge & Thompson, 1976, Lebour, 1933, Seaward, 1982, Julie Bremner, unpub data, | ||||||||||||||
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