title: Pyramidella turrita
text: # Pyramidella turrita
  
  Pyramidella turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
  
  ## Description
  
  The shell has a fulvous color, obsoletely maculated with a deeper tint. The whorls of the teleoconch are flattened. The suture is deep, crenulated and frequently whitish. The body whorl has a distinct median sulcus. The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 24 mm.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This marine species occurs in the following locations :
  
  * Northern Australia, New Caledonia.
  * Indian Ocean off East Africa, and Durban, South Africa.
  