''Zeacolpus'' is a

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of medium-sized

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s in the family

Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. These snails are filter feeders. This method of feeding is s ...

, known as the turritellas or tower shells.Vos, C. (2010). Zeacolpus Finlay, 1927. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446489 on 2011-05-16

Species

Species within the genus ''Zeacolpus'' include: * '' Zeacolpus capricornius'' Garrard, 1972 * '' Zeacolpus fulminatus'' Hutton, 1873 * ''

Zeacolpus vittatus ''Zeacolpus vittatus'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, mar ...

'' ( Hutton, 1873) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Zeacolpus ahiparanus'' (

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, 1927) : synonym of '' Stiracolpus ahiparanus'' (Powell, A.W.B., 1927) * ''Zeacolpus ascensus''

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, 1957 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus blacki''

, 1957 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus delli''

, 1957 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus knoxi knoxi''

, 1957 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus knoxi tardior''

, 1957 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus maorius'' (

, 1940) : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus mixtus''

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, 1930 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus pagodus'' (

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, 1849) : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus pagoda pagoda'' (

, 1849) : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus pagoda powelli''

, 1957 : synonym of '' Stiracolpus pagoda'' (Reeve, 1849) * ''Zeacolpus symmetricus'' ( Hutton, 1873) : synonym of '' Stiracolpus symmetricus'' (Hutton, 1873)

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Turritellidae Taxa named by Harold John Finlay {{Turritellidae-stub