Turricula (gastropod)
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Turricula is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Clavatulidae
.
Clavatulidae was raised, based on cladistic analysis, from subfamily to the family level by Rosenberg in 1998. It remained regarded as a subfamily of Turridae
by several malacologists (Kantor, Sysoev). until a new publication in 2011
. The anal sinus is situated in the infrasutural depression above the peripheral carina. The siphonal canal
is long and slightly bent. The operculum
has a medio-lateral nucleus. The eyes of the animal are situated at the base of the tentacles. Radula
formula : 1-0-1.
(WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Turricula :
Species brought into synonymy:
Further investigation needed:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.The family is not well differentiated morphologically....
.
Clavatulidae was raised, based on cladistic analysis, from subfamily to the family level by Rosenberg in 1998. It remained regarded as a subfamily of Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
by several malacologists (Kantor, Sysoev). until a new publication in 2011
Description
The turriculated shell is fusiform with a long spireSpire (mollusc)
A spire is a descriptive term for part of the coiled shell of mollusks. The word is a convenient aid in describing shells, but it does not refer to a very precise part of shell anatomy: the spire consists of all of the whorls except for the body whorl...
. The anal sinus is situated in the infrasutural depression above the peripheral carina. The siphonal canal
Siphonal canal
Some sea marine gastropods have a soft tubular anterior extension of the mantle called a siphon through which water is drawn into the mantle cavity and over the gill and which serves as a chemoreceptor to locate food. In many carnivorous snails, where the siphon is particularly long, the structure...
is long and slightly bent. The operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
has a medio-lateral nucleus. The eyes of the animal are situated at the base of the tentacles. Radula
Radula
The radula is an anatomical structure that is used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared rather inaccurately to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters the esophagus...
formula : 1-0-1.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Turricula :
- Turricula aethiopicaTurricula aethiopicaTurricula aethiopica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Thiele, 1925) - Turricula amplisulcusTurricula amplisulcusTurricula amplisulcus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -External links:*...
(Barnard, 1958) - Turricula bijubataTurricula bijubataTurricula bijubata, common name the crested turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae...
(Reeve, 1843) - Turricula ceylonicaTurricula ceylonicaTurricula ceylonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Smith E. A., 1877) - Turricula faureiTurricula faureiTurricula faurei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Barnard, 1958) - Turricula gemmulaeformisTurricula gemmulaeformisTurricula gemmulaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Thiele, 1925) - Turricula granobalteusTurricula granobalteusTurricula granobalteus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.-Distribution:...
(Hedley, 1922) - Turricula javanaTurricula javanaTurricula javana, common name the Java turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.-Description:...
(Linnaeus, 1767) - Turricula kamakuranaTurricula kamakuranaTurricula kamakurana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 75 mm.-External links:*...
(Pilsbry, 1895) - Turricula navarchusTurricula navarchusTurricula navarchus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Melvill & Standen, 1903) - Turricula nelliaeTurricula nelliaeTurricula nelliae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm.-Distribution:...
(Smith E. A., 1877) - Turricula profundorumTurricula profundorumTurricula profundorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Smith E. A., 1896) - Turricula scalariaTurricula scalariaTurricula scalaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Barnard, 1958) - Turricula sulcicancellataTurricula sulcicancellataTurricula sulcicancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Barnard, 1958) - Turricula sumatranaTurricula sumatranaTurricula sumatrana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Thiele, 1925) - Turricula thurstoniTurricula thurstoniTurricula thurstoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Smith E. A., 1896) - Turricula tornata (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Turricula turriplanaTurricula turriplanaTurricula turriplana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
(Sowerby III, 1903)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Turricula flammea Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Turricula javana (Linnaeus, 1767)
Further investigation needed:
- Turricula catenaTurricula catenaTurricula catena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. This is a species that needs further investigation -References:...
(species inquirenda)