''Cruziturricula'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Drilliidae
The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approxi ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Cruziturricula Marks, 1951. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432440 on 2016-08-20]
Species
Species within the genus ''Cruziturricula'' include:
* ''
Cruziturricula arcuata''
(Reeve, 1843)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cruziturricula panthea''
(Dall, 1919): synonym of ''Cruziturricula arcuata''
(Reeve, 1843)
References
External links
Olsson, Axel A. "Biological Results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 77. Mollusks from the Gulf of Panama Collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury, 1967." Bulletin of Marine Science 21.1 (1971): 35-92WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: family Drilliidae
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