The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform
shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The
aperture is ovate. The
columellar lip is smooth. The
outer lip is separated with a narrow profound
sinus from the
suture rather than distantly. The
siphonal canal is long and narrow, straight and open.[2]
(Description by
Charles Hedley) The shell is large, with a tall slender spire. The outer lip is sharp, without fold or thickening. The siphonal notch is a deep slit with parallel sides following a walled-in fasciole. Within the body whorl are sharp raised revolving threads, a feature shared by related genera. The protoconch consists of two smooth rounded whorls. The operculum is unguiculate, with an apical nucleus.[3]
The foot of the animal is anteriorly truncated but obtuse posteriorly. The tentacles are cylindrical, with the eyes externally near their base The teeth of the toxoglossan
radula are falciform and angulated (formula 1-0-1).
Distribution
This genus inhabits warm seas.
Species
The extinct species are only tentatively placed in the genus Turris.
Turris kilburni Vera-Pelaez et al., 2000:[33] synonym of Turris pagasa Olivera, 2000
Turris lignaria (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Drillia lignaria (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
Turris lirata (W.H. Pease, 1869): synonym of Iotyrris cerithiformis (A.W.B. Powell, 1964)
Turris lobata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Ptychosyrinx lobata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Cryptogemma praesignis (E. A. Smith, 1895)
Turris locardi A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906: synonym of Aphanitoma locardi (A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906)
Turris macella Melvill, 1923: synonym of Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923)
Turris marmorata (J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1816 ): synonym of Lophiotoma acuta (Perry, 1811)
Turris monilifera Pease, 1860: synonym of Gemmula monilifera (Pease, 1860)
Turris munizi Vera-Pelaez et al., 2000:[34] synonym of Gemmula lululimi Olivera, 2000
Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.
Dubois A. & Bour R. (2010). The distinction between family-series and class-series nomina in zoological nomenclature, with emphasis on the nomina created by Batsch (1788, 1789) and on the higher nomenclature of turtles. Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 57(2): 149-171.
The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform
shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The
aperture is ovate. The
columellar lip is smooth. The
outer lip is separated with a narrow profound
sinus from the
suture rather than distantly. The
siphonal canal is long and narrow, straight and open.[2]
(Description by
Charles Hedley) The shell is large, with a tall slender spire. The outer lip is sharp, without fold or thickening. The siphonal notch is a deep slit with parallel sides following a walled-in fasciole. Within the body whorl are sharp raised revolving threads, a feature shared by related genera. The protoconch consists of two smooth rounded whorls. The operculum is unguiculate, with an apical nucleus.[3]
The foot of the animal is anteriorly truncated but obtuse posteriorly. The tentacles are cylindrical, with the eyes externally near their base The teeth of the toxoglossan
radula are falciform and angulated (formula 1-0-1).
Distribution
This genus inhabits warm seas.
Species
The extinct species are only tentatively placed in the genus Turris.
Turris kilburni Vera-Pelaez et al., 2000:[33] synonym of Turris pagasa Olivera, 2000
Turris lignaria (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Drillia lignaria (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
Turris lirata (W.H. Pease, 1869): synonym of Iotyrris cerithiformis (A.W.B. Powell, 1964)
Turris lobata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Ptychosyrinx lobata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of Cryptogemma praesignis (E. A. Smith, 1895)
Turris locardi A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906: synonym of Aphanitoma locardi (A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906)
Turris macella Melvill, 1923: synonym of Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923)
Turris marmorata (J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1816 ): synonym of Lophiotoma acuta (Perry, 1811)
Turris monilifera Pease, 1860: synonym of Gemmula monilifera (Pease, 1860)
Turris munizi Vera-Pelaez et al., 2000:[34] synonym of Gemmula lululimi Olivera, 2000
Kilburn R.N., Fedosov A.E. & Olivera B.M. (2012) Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 3244: 1-58.
Dubois A. & Bour R. (2010). The distinction between family-series and class-series nomina in zoological nomenclature, with emphasis on the nomina created by Batsch (1788, 1789) and on the higher nomenclature of turtles. Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 57(2): 149-171.