Xenuroturris
Encyclopedia
Xenuroturris is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
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...
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...
, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus Xenuroturris include:- Xenuroturris castanellaXenuroturris castanellaXenuroturris castanella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Powell, 1964 - Xenuroturris cerithiformisXenuroturris cerithiformisIotyrris cerithiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Powell, 1964 : synonym of Iotyrris cerithiformis (Powell, 1964) - Xenuroturris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Iotyrris cinguliferaIotyrris cinguliferaIotyrris cingulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Description:The length of the fusiform shell is 53 mm and its diameter 16 mm. The shell is rather narrow with a very long spire and short siphonal canal. It is corded with larger and...
(Lamarck, 1822) - Xenuroturris emmaeXenuroturris emmaeXenuroturris emmae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Bozzetti, 1993 - Xenuroturris gemmuloidesXenuroturris gemmuloidesXenuroturris gemmuloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Powell, 1967 - Xenuroturris kingaeXenuroturris kingaeXenuroturris kingae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Powell, 1964 - Xenuroturris legitima Iredale, 1929
- Xenuroturris millepunctataXenuroturris millepunctataXenuroturris millepunctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sowerby III, 1908)