''Turriscala'' is an extinct
genus of small to medium-sized
pelagic or
planktonic
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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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 ...
mollusc
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s in the
family Epitoniidae
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Epitoniidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollu ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turriscala de Boury, 1890 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=519361 on 2022-11-19 ]
Species
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Turriscala cylindrella
''Turriscala'' is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turriscala de Boury, 1890 †. Accessed through: World Re ...
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(Suter, 1917)
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Turriscala discors
''Turriscala'' is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Epitoniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Turriscala de Boury, 1890 ...
''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
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Turriscala finlayi''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992
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Turriscala germanica''
Lozouet, 1999
* † ''
Turriscala kaiparaensis''
Laws, 1939
* † ''
Turriscala powelli''
Marwick, 1931
* † ''
Turriscala torulosa''
(Brocchi, 1814)
References
* J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
* G. Wienrich. 2001. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Gastropoda bis Cancellariidae 3:385-639
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