Turbinellidae Explained

Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.^[1]

Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.

Subfamilies

• sub-family Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928
  • genus Columbarium Martens, 1881
  • genus Coluzea Finlay, 1926
  • genus Fulgurofusus Grabau, 1904
  • genus Fustifusus Harasewych, 1991
  • genus Peristarium Bayer, 1971
• sub-family Tudiclinae Cossmann, 1901
  • genus Tudicla Röding, 1798
• sub-family Turbinellinae Swainson, 1835
  • genus Cryptofusus Beu, 2011
  • genus Syrinx Röding, 1798
  • genus Turbinella Lamarck, 1799
• sub-family Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840)
  • genus Altivasum Hedley, 1914
  • genus Enigmavasum Poppe & Tagaro, 2005
  • genus Pisanella Koenen, 1865
  • genus Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987
  • genus Vasum Röding, 1798
• genus Pisanella Koenen, 1865 †

Genera brought into synonymy :

• Buccinella Perry, 1811 : synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799
• Cynodonta Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Vasum Röding, 1798
• Surculina Dall, 1908: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860
• Tudicula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987

References

• Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. . 463 pp.
• Dekkers . A. . Maxwell . S. . Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia . The Festivus . 2018 . 50 . 4 . 245–255 . 10.54173/F504245. free.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ponder, Winston Frank. Lindberg, David R.. Ponder, Juliet Mary . Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca . 2019 . CRC Press. 978-1-351-11564-3 . 1934.