Turritella algida, accepted name Colpospirella algida, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.
Description C. algida has a small shell with a total height of about 46 mm and a width of approximately 2 mm. The shell has a spiral structure of a prominent keel that bisects the whorls. Specimen photos show the teleoconch having 57 total whorls. The color of the shell is white and has a rough exterior with lightly impressed axial growth lines. The aperture is ovulate-rounded and lacks a siphonal canal.
Distribution and habitat C. algida is found off the coasts of the Falkland Islands, Antarctic Chile including the Magallanes region, and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. C. algida is a marine benthic species that is found in waters between 60 and 600 meters below the surface.
Life habits
Diet Turritellidae species are suspension feeders that primarily consume plankton, detritus, and other organic matter that is suspended in the waters that the gastropods inhabit.
Reproduction Species in Turritellidae reproduce sexually and are likely gonochoric.
Locomotion C. algida moves by mucus mediated gliding.
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