Turricula (gastropod)


Turricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.

Taxonomy

Clavatulidae was raised, based on cladistic analysis, from subfamily to the family level by Rosenberg in 1998. It remained regarded as a subfamily of Turridae by several malacologists. until a new publication in 2011

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary. Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.

Description

The turriculated shell is fusiform with a long spire. The anal sinus is situated in the infrasutural depression above the peripheral carina. The siphonal canal is long and slightly bent. The operculum has a medio-lateral nucleus. The eyes of the animal are situated at the base of the tentacles. Radula formula : 1-0-1.

Distribution

The species of this marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Australia.

Species

Species within the genusTurricula include:
;Species brought into synonymy:
;Further investigation needed: