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Turbinellidae

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Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.[2]

Distribution

Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.

Subfamilies

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Buccinella Perry, 1811 : synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799
  • Cynodonta Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Vasum Röding, 1798
  • Surculina Dall, 1908: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860
  • Tudicula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987

References

  1. ^ Exilia Conrad, 1860. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ Ponder, Winston Frank; Lindberg, David R.; Ponder, Juliet Mary (2019). Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca. CRC Press. p. 1934. ISBN 978-1-351-11564-3.

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Turbinellidae: Brief Summary

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Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.

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