Xenuroturris

Xenuroturris
Shell of Xenuroturris legitima (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus:
Iredale, 1929
Synonyms[1]
  • Clamturris Iredale, 1931
  • Lophiotoma (Xenuroturris) Iredale, 1929

Xenuroturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Description

This genus characterized by a polygonal protoconch. The anterior siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined.[2]

Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the Red Sea and extends from the tropical Indian Ocean to the tropical Pacific Ocean as far east as Hawaii; also off Australia (Queensland) and Mozambique.

Species

Species within the genus Xenuroturris include:[1]

Synonyms
  • † Xenuroturris bisculptus Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris bisculptus (Powell, 1944)
  • Xenuroturris cerithiformis Powell, 1964:[6] synonym of Iotyrris cerithiformis (Powell, 1964)
  • Xenuroturris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822):[7] synonym of Iotyrris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822)
  • † Xenuroturris cochleatus Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris cochleatus (Powell, 1944)
  • Xenuroturris corona Laseron, 1954: synonym of Typhlomangelia corona (Laseron, 1954) (original combination)
  • Xenuroturris gemmuloides Powell, 1967[8]: synonym of Pseudogemmula gemmuloides (A. W. B. Powell, 1967)
  • Xenuroturris kingae Powell, 1964:[9] synonym of Iotyrris kingae (Powell, 1964) (original combination)
  • † Xenuroturris quadricarinatus Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris quadricarinatus (Powell, 1944)
  • † Xenuroturris subconcavus (G.F. Harris, 1897): synonym of † Veruturris subconcavus (G. F. Harris, 1897)
  • † Xenuroturris tomopleuroides Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris tomopleuroides (Powell, 1944)

References

  1. ^ a b c Xenuroturris Iredale, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 October 2010.
  2. ^ Powell, A.W.B. (1967) The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The subfamily Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Mollusca, 1, 409–444
  3. ^ Xenuroturris castanella Powell, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ Xenuroturris emmae Bozzetti, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  5. ^ Xenuroturris millepunctata (Sowerby III, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  6. ^ Xenuroturris cerithiformis Powell, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  7. ^ Xenuroturris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  8. ^ Xenuroturris gemmuloides Powell, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  9. ^ Xenuroturris kingae Powell, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
  • Olivera, B.M. 2002. The gastropod genus Xenuroturris (Iredale, 1929) evaluated and a new turrid Lophiotoma olangoensis described from the Central Philippines. Science Diliman 14(2): 39-49
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