Turbinellidae are a

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s in the clade

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. Members of this family are

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Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in

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shallow waters but some in deep waters.

Subfamilies

* sub-family Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928 ** genus ''

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'' Martens, 1881 ** genus '' Coluzea'' Finlay, 1926 ** genus '' Fulgurofusus'' Grabau, 1904 ** genus '' Fustifusus'' Harasewych, 1991 ** genus ''

Peristarium ''Peristarium'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distrib ...

'' Bayer, 1971 * sub-family Tudiclinae Cossmann, 1901 ** genus '' Tudicla'' Röding, 1798 * sub-family

Turbinellinae Turbinellinae are a subfamily of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinellinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

Swainson, 1835 ** genus ''

Cryptofusus ''Cryptofusus'' is a monospecific genus of large sea snails with a gill and an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Cryptofusus'' Beu, 2011 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' Beu, 2011 ** genus ''

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'' Röding, 1798 ** genus ''

Turbinella ''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' Lamarck, 1799 * sub-family

Vasinae Vasinae, common name the vase snails or vase shells, are a taxonomic subfamily of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Turbinellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 185 ...

H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840) ** genus ''

Altivasum ''Altivasum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distributi ...

'' Hedley, 1914 ** genus ''

Enigmavasum ''Enigmavasum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distrib ...

'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2005 ** genus '' Pisanella'' Koenen, 1865 ** genus ''

Tudivasum ''Tudivasum'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Turbinellidae Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropod ...

'' Rosenberg & Petit, 1987 ** genus ''

Vasum ''Vasum'', common name the vase snails or vase shells, is a genus of mostly rather large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Vasum Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' Röding, 1798 * genus '' Pisanella'' Koenen, 1865 † Image:Hystrivasum horridum 01.JPG, ''

Hystrivasum horridum ''Hystrivasum horridum'', common name the rough or shaggy vase, is a fossil species of medium-sized predatory gastropod in the family Turbinellidae. This species is extinct and is found in the Pleistocene deposits of Florida. Etymology The s ...

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Syrinx aruanus ''Syrinx aruanus'', common name the Australian trumpet or false trumpet, is a species of extremely large sea snail measuring up to 91 cm long and weighing up to 18 kg. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, and ...

'' Image:Tudicla spirillus 01.JPG, '' Tudicla spirillus'' Image:Turbinella pyrum 01.jpg, ''

Turbinella pyrum ''Turbinella pyrum'', common names the chank shell, sacred chank or chank, also known as the divine conch, sometimes referred to simply as a conch, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk ...

'' Image:Vasum turbinellus 01.JPG, ''

Vasum turbinellus ''Vasum turbinellus'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Turbinellidae. The species is found in Western Africa, Indian Ocean, Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Ind ...

'' ;Genera brought into synonymy : * ''Buccinella'' Perry, 1811 : synonym of ''Turbinella'' Lamarck, 1799 * ''Cynodonta'' Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of ''Vasum'' Röding, 1798 * ''Surculina'' Dall, 1908: synonym of ''

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'' Conrad, 1860 * ''Tudicula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of ''Tudivasum'' Rosenberg & Petit, 1987

References

* Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. . 463 pp. *

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