Turritellidae
Also known as: Auger Shells, Caracoles Torre, Screw Shells, Toringskulpe, Tower Shells, Tower Snails, Turmschnecken, Turret Shell
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Family | Turritellidae |
| Published in | Lovén, S. (1847). Malacozoologi. Öfversigt Af Kongliga Vetenskaps Akademiens Förhandlingar, Volume 4, pp.175–199, pis. 2–6. (1847). https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=41816 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 54 |
| Species records held | 1020 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1248 |
| GBIF key | 7060 |
Genera in Turritellidae
- Turritella — 612 species: Turritella abbas, Turritella abbassi, Turritella abbatis, Turritella abbreviata, Turritella acicula, Turritella acinella, Turritella acosta, Turritella acropora
- Haustator — 47 species: Haustator adulteratus, Haustator altavillensis, Haustator armenicus, Haustator bauga, Haustator bellovacinus, Haustator beyrichi, Haustator caillati, Haustator circumdatus
- Mesalia — 41 species: Mesalia ajlanmenica, Mesalia bassiounii, Mesalia bohnhavasae, Mesalia brevialis, Mesalia caribaea, Mesalia claibornensis, Mesalia clarki, Mesalia cochleata
- Colpospira — 36 species: Colpospira accisa, Colpospira acinella, Colpospira atkinsoni, Colpospira australis, Colpospira bundilla, Colpospira circumligata, Colpospira conspicabilis, Colpospira cordismei
- Vermicularia — 36 species: Vermicularia alternans, Vermicularia anguillina, Vermicularia bathyalis, Vermicularia biangulata, Vermicularia calyculata, Vermicularia columella, Vermicularia conica, Vermicularia contorta
- Sigmesalia — 26 species: Sigmesalia anatole, Sigmesalia chaussyensis, Sigmesalia consobrina, Sigmesalia dameriacensis, Sigmesalia ecki, Sigmesalia erifensis, Sigmesalia fasciata, Sigmesalia favrei
- Zeacolpus — 23 species: Zeacolpus awamoaensis, Zeacolpus bartoni, Zeacolpus capricornius, Zeacolpus flemingi, Zeacolpus fyfei, Zeacolpus gagei, Zeacolpus greggi, Zeacolpus kanieriensis
- Tachyrhynchus — 15 species: Tachyrhynchus erosus, Tachyrhynchus ilpiskensis, Tachyrhynchus importunus, Tachyrhynchus lacteolus, Tachyrhynchus nomurai, Tachyrhynchus plicatus, Tachyrhynchus podkagernensis, Tachyrhynchus reticulatus
- Tropicolpus — 14 species: Tropicolpus abscisus, Tropicolpus brycei, Tropicolpus cavershamensis, Tropicolpus chattonensis, Tropicolpus gittosinus, Tropicolpus harringtoni, Tropicolpus healyi, Tropicolpus hornibrooki
- Gazameda — 12 species: Gazameda acricula, Gazameda adelaidensis, Gazameda grindleyi, Gazameda gunnii, Gazameda iredalei, Gazameda madagascariensis, Gazameda multicincturalis, Gazameda septifraga
- Stiracolpus — 11 species: Stiracolpus ahiparanus, Stiracolpus hurunuiensis, Stiracolpus huttoni, Stiracolpus inhacaensis, Stiracolpus kaawaensis, Stiracolpus pagoda, Stiracolpus procellosus, Stiracolpus propagoda
- Allmonia — 10 species: Allmonia alterniplicata, Allmonia carniolica, Allmonia cathedralis, Allmonia densecingulata, Allmonia funiculata, Allmonia inaequiplicata, Allmonia mutabilis, Allmonia paucicincta
- Maoricolpus — 10 species: Maoricolpus doni, Maoricolpus finlayi, Maoricolpus horni, Maoricolpus latissimus, Maoricolpus murrayanus, Maoricolpus ongleyi, Maoricolpus roseus, Maoricolpus solomoni
- Omalaxis — 10 species: Omalaxis bifrons, Omalaxis brusseliensis, Omalaxis conoideus, Omalaxis deshayesii, Omalaxis disjunctus, Omalaxis helicoides, Omalaxis laudunensis, Omalaxis serratus
- Archimediella — 9 species: Archimediella abundans, Archimediella carpathica, Archimediella cochlias, Archimediella hoernesi, Archimediella indigena, Archimediella miotaurina, Archimediella sancticlementensis, Archimediella spolongensis
- Torquesia — 8 species: Torquesia atax, Torquesia colombiana, Torquesia contumescens, Torquesia granulata, Torquesia hybrida, Torquesia sulcifera, Torquesia terebellata, Torquesia vibrayeana
- Colposigma — 7 species: Colposigma capitanea, Colposigma euthenia, Colposigma gairi, Colposigma imparicincta, Colposigma mesalia, Colposigma plebeia, Colposigma uniangulata
- Protoma — 7 species: Protoma ardjunoi, Protoma knockeri, Protoma mutabilis, Protoma praetermissa, Protoma retrodilatatum, Protoma sindiense, Protoma subrenevieri
- Helminthia — 6 species: Helminthia doublierii, Helminthia praevaricosa, Helminthia striatellata, Helminthia taurobrocchii, Helminthia tricincta, Helminthia vermicularis
- Incatella — 6 species: Incatella chilensis, Incatella cingulata, Incatella cingulatiformis, Incatella hupei, Incatella leptogramma, Incatella trilirata
- Ptychidia — 6 species: Ptychidia austrorotundata, Ptychidia erynella, Ptychidia partschi, Ptychidia sarmatica, Ptychidia studeri, Ptychidia vindobonensis
- Spirocolpus — 6 species: Spirocolpus aldingae, Spirocolpus carsoni, Spirocolpus pritchardi, Spirocolpus rudis, Spirocolpus tophinus, Spirocolpus waihaoensis
- Oligodia — 5 species: Oligodia bicarinata, Oligodia chauvereauensis, Oligodia palumbina, Oligodia spirata, Oligodia sulcomarginalis
- Mariacolpus — 4 species: Mariacolpus covepointensis, Mariacolpus lindajoyceae, Mariacolpus octonarius, Mariacolpus plebeius
- Neohaustator — 4 species:
- Pareora — 4 species:
- Costacolpus — 3 species:
- Laxispira — 3 species:
- Nairiella — 3 species:
- Orectospira — 3 species:
- Turritellinella — 3 species:
- Banzarecolpus — 2 species:
- Cristispira — 2 species:
- Ctenocolpus — 2 species:
- Eligmostoma — 2 species:
- Hataiella — 2 species:
- Kapalmerella — 2 species:
- Torquesiella — 2 species:
- Viennella — 2 species:
- Arcotia — 1 species:
- Armatus — 1 species:
- Asiella — 1 species:
- Batillona — 1 species:
- Callostracum — 1 species:
- Calvertitella — 1 species:
- Caucasella — 1 species:
- Maoriculpus — 1 species:
- Motyris — 1 species:
- Nodosella — 1 species:
- Peyrotia — 1 species:
- Roamerella — 1 species:
- Springvaleia — 1 species:
- Woodsalia — 1 species:
- Heideckernema
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.