Turritidae

plural noun

Tur·​rit·​i·​dae

(ˌ)təˈritəˌdē

: a large and widely distributed family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Stenoglossa) see turris

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Turris, type genus + -idae

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