''Turricaspia'' is a

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of aquatic snails which includes

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snails and

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s which all have a

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and an operculum, aquatic

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s in the family

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. ''Turricaspia'' is the type genus of the Turricaspiinae, which is a synonym of Pyrgulinae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Turricaspia'' include: * '' Turricaspia andrussowi'' (B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1915) - marine * '' Turricaspia astrachanica'' (Pirogov, 1971) - freshwater * '' Turricaspia bogatscheviana'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine * '' Turricaspia bogensis'' (Dubois in Küster, 1852) - brackish and marine * '' Turricaspia boltovskoji'' (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1966) - brackish * ''

Turricaspia borceana ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1966) - marine * ''

Turricaspia caspia ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Eichwald, 1838) - marine * ''

Turricaspia chersonica ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' Alexenko & Starobogatov, 1987 - freshwater * ''

Turricaspia conus ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Eichwald, 1838) ** ''Turricaspia conus conus'' (Eichwald, 1838) - marine ** ''Turricaspia conus lindholmiana'' (Golikov et Starobogatov, 1966) - marine and brackish * ''

Turricaspia crimeana ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1966) - marine * ''

Turricaspia dagestanica ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine * ''

Turricaspia derbentina ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine * '' Turricaspia eburnea'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine * '' Turricaspia elegantula'' (Clessin & W. Dybowski in W. Dybowski, 1888) - marine * '' Turricaspia iljinae'' (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1966) - marine * '' Turricaspia ismailensis'' (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1966) - freshwater * '' Turricaspia lirata'' (B. Dybowski & J. Grochmalicki, 1915) ** ''Turricaspia lirata marisnigri'' Starobogatov in Alexenko et Starobogatov, 1987 - marine * '' Turricaspia martensii'' (Clessin & W. Dybowski in W. Dybowski, 1888) - freshwater and brackish * '' Turricaspia meneghiniana'' (Issel, 1865) - marine * '' Turricaspia nevesskae'' (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1966) - marine * '' Turricaspia ovum'' Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968 - marine * '' Turricaspia pullula'' (B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1915) - marine * '' Turricaspia sajenkovae'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine and brackish * '' Turricaspia spasskii'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine * '' Turricaspia spica'' (Eichwald, 1855) - marine and brackish * ''

Turricaspia triton ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. ''Turricaspia'' is the type gen ...

'' (Eichwald, 1838) - marine and brackish * '' Turricaspia trivialis'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine * '' Turricaspia turricula'' (Clessin et W. Dybowski in W. Dybowski, 1888) - type species, marineKantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V. (published online on March 2, 2010). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories"
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Turricaspia variabilis ''Turricaspia'' is a genus of aquatic snails which includes marine snails, brackish water snails and freshwater snails which all have a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae Hydrobiidae, commonly kno ...

'' (Eichwald, 1838) - brackish and freshwater * '' Turricaspia vinogradovi'' (Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1968) - marine and brackish

References

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