''Stiracolpus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Turritellidae
Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small- to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the Sorbeoconcha clade.
They are filter feeders; ...
.
[Vos, C.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Stiracolpus Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564610 on 2015-01-31]
Species
Species within the genus ''Stiracolpus'' include:
* ''
Stiracolpus ahiparanus
''Stiracolpus ahiparanus'', common name : the keeled screw shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Stiracolpus ahiparanus (Powell, 1927). Accessed through: World Registe ...
''
(Powell, 1927)
* † ''
Stiracolpus hurunuiensis''
(Marwick, 1957)
* † ''
Stiracolpus huttoni''
(Cossmann, 1912)
* ''
Stiracolpus kaawaensis''
Laws, 1936
* ''
Stiracolpus pagoda
''Stiracolpus pagoda'', common name the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
The type locality of ...
''
(Reeve, 1849)
* † ''
Stiracolpus procellosus''
(Marwick, 1931)
* † ''
Stiracolpus propagoda''
(Laws, 1940)
* † ''
Stiracolpus quennelli''
(Marwick, 1957)
* ''
Stiracolpus symmetricus
''Stiracolpus symmetricus'', common name : the small turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemi ...
''
(Hutton, 1873)
* † ''
Stiracolpus vigilax''
(Marwick, 1957)
* † ''
Stiracolpus wiltoni''
(Marwick, 1957)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Stiracolpus blacki''
(Marwick, 1957): synonym of ''Stiracolpus pagoda''
(Reeve, 1849)
* ''Stiracolpus kimberi''
(Verco, 1908): synonym of ''
Turritellopsis kimberi''
(Verco, 1908)
* † ''Stiracolpus nanulus''
(Marwick, 1957): synonym of ''Stiracolpus symmetricus''
(Hutton, 1873)
* † ''Stiracolpus ohopeus''
(Marwick, 1957): synonym of ''Stiracolpus pagoda''
(Reeve, 1849)
* ''Stiracolpus robinae''
(Marwick, 1957): synonym of ''Stiracolpus symmetricus''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Stiracolpus shepherdi''
(Marwick, 1957): synonym of ''Stiracolpus symmetricus''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Stiracolpus smithiana''
(Donald, 1900): synonym of ''
Colpospira smithiana''
(Donald, 1900)
* ''Stiracolpus uttleyi''
(Marwick, 1957): synonym of ''Stiracolpus pagoda''
(Reeve, 1849)
* ''Stiracolpus waikopiroensis''
(Suter, 1917): synonym of ''Stiracolpus pagoda''
(Reeve, 1849)
References
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Turritellidae
Taxa named by Harold John Finlay
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