Turricula (gastropod) explained

Turricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.

Taxonomy

Clavatulidae was raised, based on cladistic analysis, from subfamily to the family level by Rosenberg in 1998. It remained regarded as a subfamily of Turridae by several malacologists (Kantor, Sysoev).[1] until a new publication in 2011[2]

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary (age range: from 70.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.[3]

Description

The turriculated shell is fusiform with a long spire. The anal sinus is situated in the infrasutural depression above the peripheral carina. The siphonal canal is long, tapering and slightly bent. The operculum has a medio-lateral nucleus. The eyes of the animal are situated at the base of the tentacles. Radula formula : 1-0-1.[4]

Distribution

The species of this marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

Species

Species within the genus Turricula include:[3] [5]

Extinct:

Synonyms

Taxa inquirenda

Further investigation needed:

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411813 World Register of Marine Species: Clavatulidae
  2. P. Bouchet . Yu. I. Kantor . A. Sysoev . N. Puillandre . amp . 2011 . A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda) . . 77 . 3 . 273–308 . 10.1093/mollus/eyr017. free .
  3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=11810 Fossilworks
  4. [George Washington Tryon]
  5. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206618 WoRMS : Turricula
  6. Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 – Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, p. 65-132
  7. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_naturalsciences-object-753415 Auckland Museum: Turricula rostrata
  8. https://www.gbif.org/species/9148720 GBIF: Turricula rostrata
  9. https://www.conchology.be/?t=2204&CODsp=8038000092&Genus=Turricula&species=rostrata&variety= Conchology.be: Turricula rostrata
  10. http://fossile1.free.fr/fossiles/Turricula%20%28Surcula%29%20dimidiata,%20Brocchi%201814/ Fossile