Turris
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Turris is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture
is ovate. The columellar lip is smooth. The outer lip
is separated with a narrow profound sinus
from the suture rather than distantly. The siphonal canal
is long and narrow, straight and open.
The foot of the animal is anteriorly truncated but obtuse posteriorly. The tentacles are cylindrical, with the eyes externally near their base The teeth of the toxoglossan radula
are falciform and angulated (formula 1-0-1).
Species brought into synonymy:
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.
Description
The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform shellGastropod shell
The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture
Aperture (mollusc)
The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where part of the body of the animal emerges for locomotion, feeding, etc....
is ovate. The columellar lip is smooth. The outer lip
Lip (gastropod)
In the shell of a gastropod mollusk , the margin of the aperture is called the lip or the peristome. In other words, this is a term used to describe part of gastropod shell anatomy....
is separated with a narrow profound sinus
Siphonal notch
A siphonal notch is a feature of the shell anatomy in some sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.In these particular groups of sea snails the animal has 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...
from the suture rather than distantly. 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 narrow, straight and open.
The foot of the animal is anteriorly truncated but obtuse posteriorly. The tentacles are cylindrical, with the eyes externally near their base The teeth of the toxoglossan 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...
are falciform and angulated (formula 1-0-1).
Species
Species within the genus Turris include:- Turris ambagesTurris ambagesTurris ambages is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Barnard, 1958 - Turris amictaTurris amictaTurris amicta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Smith, E.A., 1877) - Turris ankaramanyensisTurris ankaramanyensisTurris ankaramanyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Bozzetti, 2006 - Turris annulataTurris annulataTurris annulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Reeve, 1843) - Turris assyria Olivera, Seronay & Fedosov, 2010
- Turris babyloniaTurris babyloniaTurris babylonia, common name: the Babylon turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Description:The size of an adultshell varies between 63 mm and 100 mm....
(Linne, 1758) - Turris brevicanalisTurris brevicanalisTurris brevicanalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971) - Turris cinctaTurris cinctaTurris cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
- Turris cingulifera : 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) - Turris clionellaeformisTurris clionellaeformisTurris clionellaeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1875) - Turris condeiTurris condeiTurris condei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Vera-Pelaez et al, 2000 - Turris crispaTurris crispaTurris crispa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 160 mm-Distribution:...
(Lamarck, 1816) - Turris cristataTurris cristataTurris cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Vera-Pelaez et al, 2000 - Turris cryptorrhapheTurris cryptorrhapheTurris cryptorrhaphe is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sowerby I, 1825) - Turris dollyaeTurris dollyaeTurris dollyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-External links:*...
Olivera, 1999 - Turris faleiroiTurris faleiroiTurris faleiroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Kilburn, 1998 - Turris garnonsiiTurris garnonsiiTurris garnonsii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Reeve, 1843) - Turris grandisTurris grandisTurris grandis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 100 mm and 180 mm...
(Gray, 1834) - Turris hidalgoiTurris hidalgoiTurris hidalgoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Vera-Pelaez et al, 2000 - Turris integraTurris integraTurris integra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Thiele, 1925) - Turris joubiniTurris joubiniTurris joubini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) - Turris kilburniTurris kilburniTurris kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Vera-Pelaez et al, 2000 - Turris muniziTurris muniziTurris munizi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Vera-Pelaez et al, 2000 - Turris nadaensisTurris nadaensisTurris nadaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Azuma, 1973 - Turris nodiferaTurris nodiferaTurris nodifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Turris normandavidsoniTurris normandavidsoniTurris normandavidsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Olivera, 1999 - Turris omnipurpurataTurris omnipurpurataTurris omnipurpurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-External links:*...
Vera-Pelaez et al, 2000 - Turris orthopleuraTurris orthopleuraTurris orthopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Kilburn, 1983 - Turris pagasaTurris pagasaTurris pagasa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Olivera, 1999 - Turris pluteataTurris pluteataTurris pluteata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Reeve - Turris ruthaeTurris ruthaeTurris ruthae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Distribution:-External links:*...
Kilburn, 1983 - Turris solomonensisTurris solomonensisTurris solomonensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Smith E. A., 1876) - Turris spectabilisTurris spectabilisTurris spectabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Reeve, 1843) - Turris tanyspiraTurris tanyspiraTurris tanyspira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Kilburn, 1975 - Turris tigrinaTurris tigrinaTurris tigrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Description:The length of the fusiform shell is 65 mm, the diameter 20 mm. The shell is covered with sharply carinated whorls, the carina consisting of a pair of narrow ribs...
Lamarck - Turris tortaTurris tortaTurris torta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Dautzenberg - Turris totiphyllisTurris totiphyllisTurris totiphyllis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.-External links:*...
Oliverio, 1999 - Turris undatiruga Bivona
- Turris undosaTurris undosaTurris undosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Turris violaceaTurris violaceaTurris violacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
: (species inquirenda)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Turris armilda Dall, 1908 : synonym of Fusiturricula armildaFusiturricula armildaFusiturricula armilda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 17 mm and 60 mm.-Distribution:...
(Dall, 1908) - Turris cingulifera : 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) - Turris cosmoi Sykes, 1930 : synonym of Gemmula cosmoiGemmula cosmoiGemmula cosmoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Sykes, 1930) - Turris diaulax Dall, 1908 : synonym of Antiplanes diaulaxAntiplanes diaulaxAntiplanes diaulax is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1908) - Turris formosissima Smith E. A., 1915 : synonym of Polystira formosissimaPolystira formosissimaPolystira formosissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Smith E. A., 1915) - Turris husamaru Nomura, 1940 : synonym of Gemmula husamaruGemmula husamaruGemmula husamaru is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Nomura, 1940) - Turris indica Röding, 1798 : synonym of Lophioturris indicaLophioturris indicaLophioturris indica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Deshayes, 1833) - Turris macella Melvill, 1923 : synonym of Agladrillia macellaAgladrillia macellaAgladrillia macella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae....
(Melvill, 1923) - Turris monilifera Pease, 1860 : synonym of Gemmula moniliferaGemmula moniliferaGemmula monilifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Pease, 1860) - Turris pseudogranosa Nomura, 1940 : synonym of Gemmula pseudogranosaGemmula pseudogranosaGemmula pseudogranosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Nomura, 1940) - Turris resina Dall, 1908 : synonym of Hindsiclava resinaHindsiclava resinaHindsiclava resina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1908) - Turris rugitecta Dall, 1918 : synonym of Crassispira rugitectaCrassispira rugitectaCrassispira rugitecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1918) - Turris ruthveniana Melvill, 1923 : synonym of Lophiotoma ruthvenianaLophiotoma ruthvenianaLophiotoma ruthveniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Melvill, 1923) - Turris saldanhae Barnard, 1958 : synonym of Comitas saldanhaeComitas saldanhaeComitas saldanhae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Barnard, 1958) - Turris taxea Röding, 1798 : synonym of Clavatula taxeaClavatula taxeaClavatula taxea, common name the yew turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.-Description:...
(Röding, 1798) - Turris undatiruga Bivona : synonym of Fusiturris undatirugaFusiturris undatirugaFusiturris undatiruga, common name the wrinkled turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.-Description:...
(Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838)