''Carinoturris'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus ''Carinoturris'' include:
* ''
Carinoturris adrastia''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Carinoturris fortis''
Bartsch, 1944
* ''
Carinoturris polycaste''
(Dall, 1919)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Carinoturris adestia''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Carinoturris adrastia''
(Dall, 1919)
References
External links
Bartsch, P, Some turrid mollusks of Monterey Bay and vicinity; Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, v. 57 p. 57-68*
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
Pseudomelatomidae
Gastropod genera
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