''Turridrupa'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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 ...
mollusks in the
family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
, the turrids.
Description
(Original description) The solid shell has a cylindro-fusiform. Its colour is usually monochrome, sometimes brown orange or yellow. The
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called ...
consists of two smooth turbinate
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s, followed by a whorl ornamented with close arcuate riblets. The adult
sculpture consists of numerous revolving keels, one or more of which may break up into bead rows. The fasciole (= spiral band on the edgse of a canal formed by successive growth lines) is indefinite. The siphonal notch has a short subcircular incision with a raised margin. The
aperture shows revolving ridges on the palate.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Turridrupa'' include:
* ''
Turridrupa acutigemmata''
(E.A. Smith, 1877)
* †''
Turridrupa akhaiderensis''
Abbass H., 1977
* ''
Turridrupa albofasciata
''Turridrupa albofasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. ...
''
(Smith E. A., 1877)
* ''
Turridrupa albogemmata
''Turridrupa albogemmata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. M ...
''
Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011
* ''
Turridrupa armillata''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Turridrupa astricta''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''
Turridrupa bijubata
''Turridrupa bijubata'', common name the crested turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Clavatulidae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 11 mm and 25 mm. The c ...
''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''
Turridrupa cincta
''Turridrupa cincta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the broad shell attains 20 mm.
The spire is convex in outline, slightly acuminated towards the tip. ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Turridrupa consobrina
''Turridrupa consobrina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turridrupa consobrina Powell, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
''
Powell, 1967
* ''
Turridrupa deceptrix
''Turridrupa deceptrix'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 22.5 mm, its diameter 17.9 mm.
(Original description) The very solid s ...
''
Hedley, 1922
* ''
Turridrupa diffusa
''Turridrupa diffusa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell differs between 12 mm and 17.5 mm. The sinus apex is situated at the end of the peripheral ...
''
Powell, 1967
* ''
Turridrupa elongata''
Watkins, 2010
* ''
Turridrupa erythraea
''Turridrupa erythraea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. Mol ...
''
(Weinkauff, 1875)
* ''
Turridrupa gatchensis
''Turridrupa gatchensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off ...
''
(Hervier, 1896)
* ''
Turridrupa jubata
''Turridrupa jubata'', common name the crested pleurotoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 33.7 mm.
The smooth shell is acuminately fusi ...
''
(Reeve, 1843)
* ''
Turridrupa nagasakiensis
''Turridrupa nagasakiensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
(Original description) The elongate shell is turreted and luteous. It contains 9 whorls: two apical brown, s ...
''
(Smith E. A., 1879)
* ''
Turridrupa poppei
''Turridrupa poppei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. Mollus ...
''
Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011
* ''
Turridrupa prestoni
''Turridrupa prestoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 27.5 mm, its diameter 10.4 mm.
(Original description) The turreted she ...
''
Powell, 1967
* ''
Turridrupa weaveri''
Powell, 1967
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Turridrupa barkliensis''
H. Adams, 1869: synonym of ''
Drillia barkliensis''
(H. Adams, 1869)
* ''Turridrupa cerithina''
(Anton, 1838): synonym of ''
Crassispira cerithina'' (Anton, 1838)
* ''Turridrupa fastosa''
(Hedley, 1907):
synonym of ''
Microdrillia fastosa
''Microdrillia fastosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Microdrillia fastosa (Hedley, 1907). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
''
(Hedley, 1907)
* † ''Turridrupa kagoshimaensis''
Shuto, 1965: synonym of † ''
Otitoma kagoshimaensis''
(Shuto, 1965) (original combination)
* † ''Turridrupa mangaoparia''
Beu, 1970: synonym of † ''
Drilliola mangaoparia''
(Beu, 1970)
* † ''Turridrupa maoria''
Powell, 1942 : synonym of † ''
Drilliola maoria''
(Powell, 1942)
* ''Turridrupa pertinax''
Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''
Microdrillia pertinax
''Microdrillia pertinax'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Microdrillia pertinax (Hedley, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https ...
''
(Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
References
* Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
* Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167–320.
* Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
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 Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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