''Guildfordia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies ...
, the turban snails.
Description
The imperforate shell is wheel-shaped. It is low-conic and granulose above, convex below. The periphery is armed with long slender radiating spines, which are concealed at the
sutures. The
operculum is flat, with a subobsolete arcuate rib outside. The central tooth of the
radula has no cusps.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia,
Papua New Guinea
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, Eastern Indian Ocean,
Oceania
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, and off Australia (
Northern Territory
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,
Queensland
)
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
,
Western Australia
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).
Species
Species within the genus ''Guildfordia'' include:
* ''
Guildfordia aculeata''
Kosuge, 1979 - Aculeate Star Turban
* † ''
Guildfordia hendersoni''
(Marwick, 1934)
* † ''
Guildfordia megapex''
(Beu, 1970)
* † ''
Guildfordia ostarrichi''
Pacaud, 2017
* ''
Guildfordia radians''
Dekker, 2008
* † ''
Guildfordia subfimbriata''
(Suter, 1917)
* ''
Guildfordia superba''
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2005 - Superb Star Turban
* ''
Guildfordia triumphans
''Guildfordia triumphans'', common name the triumphant star turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm ...
''
(Philippi, 1841) - Triumphant Star Turban
* ''
Guildfordia yoka
''Guildfordia yoka'', the yoka star turban, is a species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group ...
''
Jousseaume, 1888 - Yoka Star Turban
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Guildfordia delicata''
Habe & Okutani, 1983: synonym of ''Guildfordia yoka''
Jousseaume, 1888
* ''Guildfordia gloriosa''
Kuroda & Habe in Kira, 1961: synonym of ''
Bolma henica''
(Watson, 1885)
* ''Guildfordia heliophorus''
Gray: synonym of ''
Astraea heliotropium''
(Martyn, 1784)
* ''Guildfordia kurzi''
Petuch, 1980 - Kurz's Star Turban: synonym of ''Guildfordia aculeata''
Kosuge, 1979
* ''Guildfordia tagaroae''
Alf & Kreipl, 2006:
synonym of ''Guildfordia aculeata''
Kosuge, 1979
;Taxon inquirendum:
* ''Guildfordia monilifera''
(Hedley & Willey, 1896) (possibly a synonym of ''Guildfordia aculeata'')
References
* Marwick, J. (1934) Some New Zealand Tertiary Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 21, 10–21, 2 pls.
* Beu, A. G. (1970). Descriptions of new species and notes on taxonomy of New Zealand Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Science. 7: 113-136
* Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1–82, pls 104-245
External links
Gray J.E. (1850). [text In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847)]
Fischer P. (1873-1879). [continuation of Kiener] Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Volume 10, Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turbo (Turbo), pp. i-iv + 1-128 (1873), pls 1, 28, 44-49, 53-54, 57-120. Volume 11, Genres Troque (Trochus, including Calcar), pp. 1–96, pls 37-86 (1875); 97-144 (1876); 145-240 (1877); 241-336 (1878); 337-423, Xenophora pp. 424–450, Tectarius pp. 451–459, Risella pp. 460–463, Index 464-480 (1879).* [http://, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00854.x Williams, S.T. (2007). ''Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae).'' Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592]
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