Zonulispirinae
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The Zonulispirinae is a subfamily of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Turridae
, commonly named turrids.
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family 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...
, commonly named turrids.
Genera
Genera in the subfamily Zonulospirinae include:- CompsodrilliaCompsodrilliaCompsodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Compsodrillia include:* Compsodrillia acestra...
Woodring, 1928 - PilsbryspiraPilsbryspiraPilsbryspira is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Pilsbryspira include:* Pilsbryspira albiguttata...
Bartsch, 1950 - ZonulispiraZonulispiraZonulispira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Zonulispira include:* Zonulispira chrysochildosa Shasky, 1971* Zonulispira crocata...
Bartsch, 1950
Further reading
- Vaught, K. C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.