''Turridrupa'' 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
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
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Turridae
Turridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family name for a number of predatory sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). ...
, the turrids.
Description
(Original description) The solid shell has a cylindro-fusiform. Its colour is usually monochrome, sometimes brown orange or yellow. The
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called " ...
consists of two smooth turbinate
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
In nature
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s, followed by a whorl ornamented with close arcuate riblets. The adult
sculpture
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consists of numerous revolving keels, one or more of which may break up into bead rows. The fasciole (= spiral band on the edgse of a canal formed by successive growth lines) is indefinite. The siphonal notch has a short subcircular incision with a raised margin. The
aperture
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shows revolving ridges on the palate.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Turridrupa'' include:
* ''
Turridrupa acutigemmata''
(E.A. Smith, 1877)
* †''
Turridrupa akhaiderensis''
Abbass H., 1977
* ''
Turridrupa albofasciata
''Turridrupa albofasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs the Philippines, Hawaii an ...
''
(Smith E. A., 1877)
* ''
Turridrupa albogemmata
''Turridrupa albogemmata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turridrupa albogemmata Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011. Accessed through: World Register ...
''
Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011
* ''
Turridrupa armillata''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Turridrupa astricta''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''
Turridrupa bijubata
''Turridrupa bijubata'', common name the crested turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Clavatulidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 11 mm and 25 mm. The c ...
''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''
Turridrupa cincta''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Turridrupa consobrina
''Turridrupa consobrina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turridrupa consobrina Powell, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
Powell, 1967
* ''
Turridrupa deceptrix
''Turridrupa deceptrix'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 22.5 mm, its diameter 17.9 mm.
(Original description) The very solid shel ...
''
Hedley, 1922
* ''
Turridrupa diffusa
''Turridrupa diffusa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell differs between 12 mm and 17.5 mm. The sinus apex is situated at the end of the peripheral co ...
''
Powell, 1967
* ''
Turridrupa elongata''
Watkins, 2010
* ''
Turridrupa erythraea
''Turridrupa erythraea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The shell of ''Turridrupa erythraea'' attains a length of approximately 40 mm.
(Original description in German) T ...
''
(Weinkauff, 1875)
* ''
Turridrupa gatchensis
''Turridrupa gatchensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New ...
''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''
Turridrupa jubata
''Turridrupa jubata'', common name the crested pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 33.7 mm.
The smooth shell is acuminately fusifor ...
''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''
Turridrupa nagasakiensis
''Turridrupa nagasakiensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
(Original description) The elongate shell is turreted and luteous. It contains 9 whorls: two apical brown, smoo ...
''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Turridrupa poppei
''Turridrupa poppei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turridrupa poppei Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
''
Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011
* ''
Turridrupa prestoni
''Turridrupa prestoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 27.5 mm, its diameter 10.4 mm.
(Original description) The turreted shell ...
''
Powell, 1967
* ''
Turridrupa weaveri''
Powell, 1967
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Turridrupa barkliensis''
H. Adams, 1869: synonym of ''
Drillia barkliensis''
(H. Adams, 1869)
* ''Turridrupa cerithina''
(Anton, 1838): synonym of ''
Crassispira cerithina'' (Anton, 1838)
* ''Turridrupa fastosa''
(Hedley, 1907):
synonym of ''
Microdrillia fastosa''
(Hedley, 1907)
* † ''Turridrupa kagoshimaensis''
Shuto, 1965: synonym of † ''
Otitoma kagoshimaensis''
(Shuto, 1965) (original combination)
* † ''Turridrupa mangaoparia''
Beu, 1970: synonym of † ''
Drilliola mangaoparia
''Drilliola mangaoparia'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Drilliola mangaoparia (Beu, 1970) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
''
(Beu, 1970)
* † ''Turridrupa maoria''
Powell, 1942 : synonym of † ''
Drilliola maoria
''Drilliola maoria'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Drilliola maoria (Powell, 1942) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Powell, 1942)
* ''Turridrupa pertinax''
Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''
Microdrillia pertinax''
(Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
References
* Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
* Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167–320.
* Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308 Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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