Turricula Temporal range: Cretaceous - Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Fossil shells of Turricula dimidiata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Clavatulidae
Genus:	Turricula Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Turricula flammea Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms^[1]
Pleurotoma (Surcula) Surcula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Turris (Surcula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Turricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.^[1]

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 (Kantor, Sysoev).^[1] until a new publication in 2011 ^[2]

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary (age range: from 70.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.^[3]

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, tapering 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.^[4]

Distribution

The species of this marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

Species

Species within the genus Turricula include:^[3]^[5]

Turricula aethiopica (Thiele, 1925)
Turricula amplisulcus (Barnard, 1958)
† Turricula bantamensis (K. Martin, 1895)
† Turricula barreti (de Boury, 1899)
† Turricula beamensis M.A. Peyrot, 1925
† Turricula belgica (G.G. Münster, 1826)
† Turricula beyrichi (R.A. Philippi, 1846)
† Turricula brevicauda (Deshayes, 1834)^[6]
Turricula catena (Reeve, 1843)
† Turricula catenata (Lamarck, 1804)
† Turricula ceylonica (Smith E. A., 1877)
Turricula crassicosta (F. E. Edwards, 1857) †
† Turricula dentata (Lamarck, 1804)
† Turricula drilliaeformis (K. Martin, 1895)
† Turricula eastoni (K. Martin, 1914)
† Turricula everwyni (K. Martin, 1884)
Turricula faurei (Barnard, 1958)
† Turricula gembacana (K. Martin, 1884)
Turricula gemmulaeformis (Thiele, 1925)
† Turricula glyphana (Bayan, 1873)
Turricula granobalteus (Hedley, 1922)
† Turricula guttata (K. Martin, 1935)
† Turricula hillegondae (K. Martin, 1914)
† Turricula ijzermani (K. Martin, 1933)
† Turricula inermiformis (Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1969)
Turricula javana (Linnaeus, 1767)
† Turricula jogjacartensis (K. Martin, 1931)
† Turricula kelirensis (K. Martin, 1916)
† Turricula lepidota (K. Martin, 1914)
† Turricula lirocostata Cossmann, 1899
† Turricula mauritii (de Boury, 1899)
† Turricula michelini (Deshayes, 1865)
Turricula navarchus (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Turricula nelliae (Smith E. A., 1877)
† Turricula orthocolpa Cossmann, 1913
Turricula panthea Dall, 1919
† Turricula plagiaria (K. Martin, 1931)
† Turricula plateaui (Cossmann, 1889)
† Turricula pollii (Icke & K. Martin, 1907)
† Turricula polycesta (Bayan, 1873)
Turricula profundorum (Smith E. A., 1896)
† Turricula rembangensis (K. Martin, 1906)
† Turricula rostrata Solander in Brander, 1766 ^[7] (deleted in GBIF) ^[8]^[9]
† Turricula samarangana (K. Martin, 1884)
† Turricula sanctistephani Lozouet, 2017
† Turricula smithi (K. Martin, 1884)
† Turricula streptopleura (Cossmann, 1900)
† Turricula subelegans (d'Orbigny, 1850)
Turricula sulcicancellata (Barnard, 1958)
† Turricula sultani (K. Martin, 1914)
Turricula sumatrana (Thiele, 1925)
† Turricula terae Oostingh, 1938 †
† Turricula textiliosa (Deshayes, 1834)
Turricula thurstoni (Smith E. A., 1896)
Turricula tornata (Dillwyn, 1817)
† Turricula transversaria (Lamarck, 1804)
Turricula turriplana (Sowerby III, 1903)
† Turricula vaudini (Deshayes, 1865) †
† Turricula veslensis (Cossmann, 1899) †
† Turricula vibekeae Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018
† Turricula wanneri (Tesch, 1915)
† Turricula waringinensis (K. Martin, 1895)

Extinct

† Turricula dimidiata Brocchi, 1814^[10]
† Turricula eolavinia Olsson, 1930
† Turricula excelsa Bohm, 1926
† Turricula hanguensis Cox, 1930
† Turricula haydeni Cox, 1930
† Turricula kayalensis Dey, 1961
† Turricula promensis silistrensis Vredenburg, 1921
† Turricula promensis Vredenburg, 1921
† Turricula sethuramae Vredenburg, 1921
† Turricula spuria Hedley, 1922
† Turricula taurina Olsson, 1922
† Turricula terryi Olsson, 1922
† Turricula thangaensis Vredenburg, 1921

Synonyms

Turricula bijubata (Reeve, 1843): synonym of Turridrupa bijubata (Reeve, 1843)
† Turricula (Crenaturricula) bouryi Glibert, 1960: synonym of † Turricula barreti (de Boury, 1899) (unnecessary replacement name for Pleurotoma barreti de Boury, 1899)
Turricula brunonia Dall, 1924: synonym of Veprecula brunonia (Dall, 1924)
Turricula cadaverosa (Reeve, 1844): synonym of Vexillum cadaverosum (Reeve, 1844)
Turricula casta H. Adams, 1872: synonym of Vexillum castum (H. Adams, 1872)
† Turricula cruziana Olsson, 1932 accepted as † Cruziturricula cruziana (Olsson, 1932) (original combination)
† Turricula curtata Marwick, 1926 accepted as † Marshallena curtata (Marwick, 1926)
Turricula ensyuensis Shikama, 1977: synonym of Comitas ensyuensis (Shikama, 1977)
† Turricula esdailei Marwick, 1926 accepted as † Tahuia esdailei (Marwick, 1926)
† Turricula (Fusimitra) extranea (Deshayes, 1865): synonym of † Vexillum extraneum (Deshayes, 1865)
Turricula flammea Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Turricula javana (Linnaeus, 1767)
† Turricula gendinganensis K. Martin, 1906 accepted as Unedogemmula indica (Röding, 1798)
Turricula granobalteatus [sic]: synonym of Turricula granobalteus (Hedley, 1922)
Turricula hondoana Dall, 1925: synonym of Aforia circinata (Dall, 1873)
† Turricula ilonae Báldi, 1966 accepted as † Domenginella ilonae (Báldi, 1966)
Turricula japonica Dall, 1925 accepted as Aforia circinata (Dall, 1873)
Turricula kamakurana (Pilsbry, 1895): synonym of Comitas kamakurana (Pilsbry, 1895)
Turricula kuroharai Oyama, 1962: synonym of Comitas kuroharai (Oyama, 1962)
† Turricula lamarckii (Michelotti, 1847) accepted as † Kantoria lamarckii (Michelotti, 1847) (superseded combination)
Turricula lavinia Dall, 1919: synonym of Ptychobela lavinia (Dall, 1919)
Turricula lavinoides Olsson, 1922: synonym of Fusiturricula lavinoides (Olsson, 1922)
Turricula libya Dall, 1919: synonym of Tiariturris libya (Dall, 1919)
Turricula limonensis Olsson, 1922: synonym of Fusiturricula lavinoides (Olsson, 1922)
† Turricula mertoni (K. Martin, 1914) accepted as † Pleurofusia mertoni (K. Martin, 1914)
Turricula modesta Pease, 1868: synonym of Vexillum gruneri (Reeve, 1844) ·
† Turricula mordax (K. Martin, 1914) accepted as † Pleurofusia mordax (K. Martin, 1914)
Turricula murrawolga Garrard, 1961: synonym of Comitas murrawolga (Garrard, 1961)
† Turricula (Costellaria) paucicostata (Tate, 1889): synonym of † Austromitra lacertosa (Cernohorsky, 1970)
† Turricula permodesta (K. Martin, 1914) accepted as † Pentagoniturricula permodesta (K. Martin, 1914)
† Turricula planata F. W. Hutton, 1885 accepted as Austromitra planata (F. W. Hutton, 1885)
Turricula rectilateralis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1874): synonym of Vexillum suluense (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Turricula scalaria (Barnard, 1958): synonym of Makiyamaia scalaria (Barnard, 1958)
† Turricula (Costellaria) tatei Cossmann, 1899: synonym of † Austromitra ralphi (Cossmann, 1900)
† Turricula taurina Olsson, 1922accepted as † Fusiturricula taurina (Olsson, 1922)
Turricula tornatus [sic]: synonym of Turricula tornata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Turricula tuberculata (Gray, 1839): synonym of Turricula nelliae spuria (Hedley, 1922)
† Turricula waitaraensis Marwick, 1926: synonym of † Thatcheria waitaraensis (Marwick, 1926)

Taxa inquirenda

Further investigation needed:

Surcula aditus Barnard, 1969
Surcula bouvieri Jousseaume, 1898
Surcula urnula Thiele, 1925

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