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Species

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

Spirotropis agamedea ''Spirotropis agamedea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.Spirotropis aganactica'' (Watson, 1886) * '' Spirotropis azorica'' Bouchet & Warén, 1980 * † '' Spirotropis badensis'' R. Janssen, 1993 * † '' Spirotropis bainbridgensis'' Durham, 1944 * † '' Spirotropis calodius'' Moore, 1963 * † '' Spirotropis campi'' Durham, 1944 * † '' Spirotropis carinata'' (Bivona, 1838) (synonym of '' Spirotropis monterosatoi'' (É.A.A. Locard, 1897)) * '' Spirotropis centimata'' (Dall, 1889) * † '' Spirotropis claibornica'' Garvie, 1996 Garvie, Christopher L. The Molluscan Macrofauna of the Reklaw Formation, Marquez Member (Eocene, Lower Claibornian), in Texas. 1996. * '' Spirotropis confusa'' (Seguenza, 1880) * '' Spirotropis cymothoe'' (W.H. Dall, 1919) * '' Spirotropis ephamilla'' Verrill, 1884 * '' Spirotropis eurytima'' Morassi, 1998 * '' Spirotropis genilda'' (Dall, 1908) * † '' Spirotropis gramensis'' R. Janssen, 1993 * '' Spirotropis guancha'' Ortega & Gofas, 2019 * † '' Spirotropis karamanensis'' R. Janssen, 1993 * '' Spirotropis laodice'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Spirotropis limula'' Martens, 1904 * '' Spirotropis lithocolleta'' (Watson, 1881) * † '' Spirotropis modiolus'' (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832) * '' Spirotropis monterosatoi'' (Locard, 1897) * '' Spirotropis phaeacra'' (Watson, 1881) * † '' Spirotropis spinescens'' (Bellardi, 1847) * '' Spirotropis stirophora'' (Watson, 1881) * '' Spirotropis studeriana'' (Martens, 1878) * '' Spirotropis tmeta'' (Watson, 1881) *†'' Spirotropis tortonica'' R. Janssen, 1993 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Spirotropis acutus'' L.M.D. Bellardi in E. Sismonda, 1842: synonym of '' Spirotropis modiolus'' (G.J. De Cristofori & G. Jan, 1832) * ''Spirotropis azoricus'' Bouchet & Warén, 1980: synonym of '' Spirotropis azorica'' Bouchet & Warén, 1980 * ''Spirotropis bulbacea'' R.B. Watson, 1881 synonym of '' Aoteadrillia bulbacea'' (R.B. Watson, 1881) * ''Spirotropis centimatus'' (Dall, 1889): synonym of '' Spirotropis centimata'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Spirotropis clytotropis'' Sykes, 1906: synonym of '' Ancistrosyrinx clytotropis'' (Sykes, 1906) * ''Spirotropis leucopyrga'' W. Kobelt, 1904: synonym of '' Spirotropis centimata'' (W.H. Dall, 1889) * ''Spirotropis megalacme'' Sykes, 1906: synonym of '' Drilliola megalacme'' (Sykes, 1906) * ''Spirotropis melvilli'' Sykes, 1906: synonym of '' Micropleurotoma melvilli'' (Sykes, 1906) * ''Spirotropis meta'' R.B. Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Spirotropis tmeta'' (R.B. Watson, 1881) * ''Spirotropis patagonica'' (d'Orbigny, 1841): synonym of '' Bela patagonica'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) (superseded combination) * ''Spirotropis remota'' Powell, 1958: synonym of '' Micropleurotoma remota'' (Powell, 1958) * ''Spirotropis sarsi'' Warén, 1975: synonym of '' Spirotropis confusa'' (Seguenza, 1880) * ''Spirotropis scalaris'' P. Partsch in J. Von Hauer, 1837:synonym of '' Spirotropis modiolus'' (G.J. De Cristofori & G. Jan, 1832) * † ''Spirotropis spinescens'' Bernasconi & Robba, 1985 (partim); synonym of † '' Spirotropis badensis'' R. Janssen, 1993 * ''Spirotropis turrisulcata'' É.A.A. Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Theta chariessa'' (R.B. Watson, 1881)

References

* Bernasconi, M. P., and E. Robba. "The Miocene species of the genus Spirotropis (Turridae, Gastropoda) in Europe." Boll. Mus. reg. Sci. nat. Torino 3.1 (1985): 203–220. * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (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: pp. 180–213
Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295

External links

Janssen, R. 1993. ''Taxonomy, evolution and spreading of the turrid genus Spirotropis (Gastropoda: Turridae)''. Scripta Geologica Special Issue 2:237-261, 2 figs., 5 pls.
Gastropod genera {{Drilliidae-stub