''Colpospira'' is a

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s in the family

Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. These snails are filter feeders. This method of feeding is s ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Colpospira'' include: * ''

Colpospira accisa ''Colpospira accisa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine g ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * ''

Colpospira atkinsoni ''Colpospira atkinsoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Tate & May, 1900) * ''

Colpospira australis ''Colpospira australis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * '' Colpospira bundilla'' (Garrard, 1972) * '' Colpospira circumligata'' (Verco, 1910) * ''

Colpospira congelata ''Colpospira congelata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marin ...

'' (Adams & Reeve, 1850) * ''

Colpospira cordismei ''Colpospira cordismei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * ''

Colpospira curialis ''Colpospira curialis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Hedley, 1907) * ''

Colpospira decoramen ''Colpospira decoramen'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Iredale, 1936) * ''

Colpospira deliciosa ''Colpospira deliciosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * ''

Colpospira guillaumei ''Colpospira guillaumei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marin ...

'' Iredale, 1924 * ''

Colpospira joannae ''Colpospira joannae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Hedley, 1923) * ''

Colpospira mediolevis ''Colpospira mediolevis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marin ...

'' (Verco, 1910) * ''

Colpospira moretonensis ''Colpospira moretonensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, mar ...

'' (Garrard, 1972) * ''

Colpospira musgravia ''Colpospira musgravia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' (Garrard, 1982) * '' Colpospira quadrata'' (Donald, 1900) * '' Colpospira runcinata'' (Watson, 1881) - type species of the genus ''Colpospira'' * '' Colpospira sinuata'' (Reeve, 1849) * '' Colpospira smithiana'' (Donald, 1900) * '' Colpospira sophiae'' (Brazier, 1883) * '' Colpospira swainsiana'' (Garrard, 1982) * '' Colpospira translucida'' (Garrard, 1972) * '' Colpospira wollumbi'' (Garrard, 1972) * '' Colpospira yarramundi'' (Garrard, 1972)

References

External links

Turritellidae {{Turritellidae-stub