Turridae

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Turridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Orthogastropoda Superorder: Caenogastropoda Order: Sorbeoconcha Suborder: Hypsogastropoda Infraorder: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea Family: Turridae Swainson, 1840
Genera
See text.

Turridae, common name the turrids, is a very voluminous taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, which vary in size from minute to medium-large.

There are more than 4,000 species of turrids.

Turrids have a well developed poison gland associated with the radula, which is of varied type.

[edit] Shell description

The Turridae have elongate fusiform shells which are commonly but not inevitably characterized by a posterior sinus, the position of which may be sutural, on the shoulder slope, or at the peripheral carina. This sinus is commonly known as the "turrid notch".

[edit] Genera in the family Turridae

Aforia Dall, 1889 Anacithara Hedley, 1922 Anticomitas Powell, 1942 Antiguraleus Powell, 1942 Antimelatoma Powell, 1942 Antiplanes Dall, 1902 Aoteadrillia Powell, 1942 Asperdaphne Hedley, 1922 Austrodrillia Hedley, 1918 Bathybela Kobelt, 1905 Bathytoma Harris & Burrows, 1891 Carinapex Carinoturris Bartsch, 1944 Ceritoturris Clavus Montfort, 1810 Cochlespira Conrad, 1865 Comarmondia Monterosato, 1884 Comitas Finlay, 1926 Compsodrillia Woodring, 1928 Crassispira Swainson, 1840 Daphnella Hinds, 1844 Eucithara Fenimorea Gemmula Weinkauff, 1875 Haedropleura Bucquoy, Dautzen., Dollfus, 1883 Hauturua Powell, 1942 Heterocithara Hedley, 1922 Hindsiclava Hertlein and Strong, 1955 Inodrillia Bartsch, 1943 Iredalea Irenosyrinx Dall, 1908 Kermia Leucosyrinx Dall, 1889 Lienardia Liracraea Odhner, 1924 Lora

Lucerapex Iredale, 1936 Lusitanops F. Nordsieck, 1968 Maorimorpha Powell, 1939 Megasurcula Casey, 1904 Microdrillia Casey, 1903 Mitrithara Hedley, 1922 Neodrillia Bartsch, 1943 Neoguraleus Powell, 1939 Neopleurotomoides Shuto, 1925 Nepotilla Hedley, 1918 Nodotoma Oenopota Paracomitas Powell, 1942 Phenatoma Finlay, 1924 Philbertia Phymorhynchus Dall, 1908 Pilsbryspira Bartsch, 1950 Polystira Woodring, 1928 Pseudotaranis McLean, 1995 Pyrgospira McLean, 1971 Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847 Rhodopetoma Bartsch, 1944 Scrinium Hedley, 1922 Spirotropis Sars, 1878 Splendrillia Dell, 1956 Stilla Finlay, 1926 Taranis Jeffreys, 1870 Teretia Norman, 1888 Theta Clark, 1959 Tomopleura Casey, 1904 Veprecula Melvill, 1917 Vexitomina Powell, 1942 Xanthodaphne Powell, 1942 Zenepos Finlay, 1928 Zonulispira Bartsch, 1950

[edit] References

• [1]
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1