Turritella bacillum (Kiener)

Animal	Gastropods
Animal Name	Turritella bacillum (Kiener)
Classification	Kingdom	Animalia
	Phylum	Mollusca
	Class	Gastropoda
	Order	Mesogastropoda
	Family	Turritellidae
Characteristic Features	-Suture deeply impressed, but whorls are flat-sided. -Weak to strong spiral cords which tend to become absolute on later whorls. -Yellowish brown to dark brown. Spiral cords occasionally of lighter colour. -6-13cm in length.
Ecology	Habitat	Shallow, muddy-sand bottom.
Ecology	Distribution	Common in western waters of Hong Kong
Locations	Southern water(1), Western water(1), Mirs Bay(1), Mirs Bay(2), Mirs Bay(3), Tolo Channel(3), Tolo Channel(4), Tolo Channel(6), Mouth of Tolo Harbour(1), Mouth of Tolo Harbour(2), Mouth of Tolo Harbour(5), Port Shelter(1)