Turrinae is a former subfamily of
predatory sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
the turrids.
Genera
Genera in the subfamily Turrinae include:
- World Register of Marine Species
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*''Austrogemmula '' Laseron, 1954: synonym of ''Epidirella
''Epidirella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018 ...
'' Iredale, 1931 (junior objective synonym of Epidirella)
*'' Cretaspira'' Kuroda & Oyama, 1971
*''Cryptogemma
''Cryptogemma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Distribution
These are deep-sea species with a wide geographic distribution.
Species
According to Zaccharias ''et al.'' (2020) this genus s ...
'' Dall, 1918
*''Decollidrillia
''Decollidrillia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (20 ...
'' Habe & Ito, 1965
*''Epidirona
''Epidirona'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
This genus is considered by WoRMS as a synonym of ''Epideira
''Epideira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family ...
'' Iredale, 1931
*''Fusiturris
''Fusiturris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fusiturridae.
This genus was before 2018 included in the Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the super ...
'' Thiele, 1929
*''Gemmula
''Gemmula'', common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
These snails have been recorded as fossils from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (from 66.043 to 0.012 Ma). Fossils ...
'' Weinkauff, 1875
*''Gemmuloborsonia
''Gemmuloborsonia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Turridae.
Description
This genus was previously provisionally included in the family Clavatulidae as the characters of the shell and the radu ...
'' Shuto, 1989
*''Iotyrris
''Iotyrris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean and off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Iotyrris'' includ ...
'' Medinskaya & Sysoev, 2001
*''Kuroshioturris
''Kuroshioturris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (20 ...
'' Shuto, 1961
*''Lophiotoma
''Lophiotoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Fossils of this genus have been found in many places in the Indo-Pacific, but also going as far back as 61.7 Ma in paleocene strata of Alabam ...
'' Casey, 1904
*''Lophioturris
''Unedogemmula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018 ...
'' Powell, 1964
*''Lucerapex
''Lucerapex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Distribution
This marine genus has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution. Fossils have been in Quaternary strata on Timor and Indonesia a ...
'' Wenz, 1943
*''Pinguigemmula
''Cryptogemma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Distribution
These are deep-sea species with a wide geographic distribution.
Species
According to Zaccharias ''et al.'' (2020) this genus s ...
'' McNeil, 1961
*''Polystira
''Polystira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Taxonomy
Paul Bartsch (1934) states the genus ''Polystira'' was created by W. P. Woodring in 1928 for certain large West Indian turrids. He ...
'' Woodring, 1928
*''Ptychosyrinx
''Ptychosyrinx'' is a genus of sea snails and marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
This genus has become a synonym of ''Cryptogemma'' Dall, 1918
Species
Species within the genus ''Ptychosyrinx'' include:
* ''Ptycho ...
'' Thiele, 1925
*''Riuguhdrillia
''Bathytoma'' is a genus of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil records from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 55.8 to 0.781 million ye ...
'' Oyama, 1951
*''Sinistrella
''Sinistrella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid se ...
'' Meyer, 1887
*''Turris
''Turris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture ...
'' Röding, 1798
*''Unedogemmula
''Unedogemmula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Distribution
Species in this genus occur in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Unedogemmula'' inc ...
'' MacNeil, 1961
*''Viridoturris
''Typhlomangelia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Typhlomangelia'' include:
* '' Typhlomangelia adenica'' Sysoev, 1996
* ''Ty ...
'' Powell, 1964
*''Xenuroturris
''Xenuroturris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus ''Xenuroturris'' include:
* †'' Xenuroturris antiselli'' (F. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914)
* '' Xenuroturr ...
'' Iredale, 1929
*''Zemacies
''Zemacies'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). ...
'' Finlay, 1926
References
Further reading
* Kantor Y. I. (2006). "On the morphology and homology of the “central tooth” in the radulae of Turrinae (Conoidea: Turridae)". ''Ruthenica'' 16: 47–52.
* Vaught K. C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
Turridae
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