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Genus of gastropods
Turritella Temporal range:
Late Jurassic–recent
[1]
Shells of different Turritella species
Fossil
shells of
Turritella cingulifera from the
Pliocene of Cyprus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Turritellidae
Genus:
Turritella
Lamarck , 1799
[2]
Synonyms
[3]
Colpospirella Powell, 1951
Haustator (Kurosioia) Ida, 1952
Proto Blainville, 1824 (Invalid: junior homonym of Proto Leach, 1814 [Crustacea])
Torcula Gray, 1847
Turritella (Eglisia) Gray, 1847
Turritella (Haustator) Montfort, 1810
Turritella (Mesalia) Gray, 1847
† Turritella (Tomyris) Michailovskij, 1912 †· accepted, alternate representation
Turritella (Torcula ) Gray, 1847
Turritella (Zaria) Gray, 1847
Zaria Gray, 1847
Turritella is a
genus of medium-sized
sea snails with an
operculum ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the family
Turritellidae .
[3]
They have tightly coiled shells, whose overall shape is basically that of an elongated cone.
The name Tarantella comes from the Latin word detritus meaning "turreted" or "towered" and the diminutive suffix -Ella .
[4]
Species
Valid
Valid species within the genus Tarantella are listed below. Fossil species are marked with a dagger "†".
Turritella acropora (Dall, 1889)
[5]
Turritella albolapis Finlay, 1924
[6]
Turritella algida Melvill & Standen, 1912
[7]
Turritella anactor Berry, 1957
[8]
Turritella annulata Kiener, 1843
[9]
†
Turritella apicalis - Pleistocene of Florida
Turritella attenuata Reeve, 1849
[10]
Turritella aurocincta Martens, 1875
[11]
Turritella bacillum Kiener, 1843
[12]
†
Turritella badensis - Cenozoic of Denmark, Germany and Poland
[13]
Turritella banksii Gray in Reeve, 1849
[14]
Turritella bayeri Petuch, 2001
[15]
Turritella bicingulata Lamarck, 1822
[16]
Turritella broderipiana d'Orbigny, 1840
[17]
Turritella caelata Mörch in Dunker, 1858
Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848)
[18]
Turritella carinifera Lamarck, 1822
[19]
Turritella chordata Suter, 1908
[20]
Turritella chrysotoxa Tomlin, 1825
[21]
Turritella cingulata Sowerby, 1825
Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
[22]
Turritella clarionensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951
[23]
Turritella cochlea Reeve, 1849
[24]
Turritella columnaris Kiener, 1843
[25]
Turritella communis
Risso , 1826
[26]
Turritella concava Martens, 1880
[27]
Turritella conofasciata (Sacco 1895)
[28]
Turritella conspersa Adams & Reeve, 1850
[29]
Turritella cooperi Carpenter, 1864
[30]
Turritella cornea Lamarck, 1822
[31]
Turritella couteaudi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
[32]
†
Turritella crenulata Nyst, 1844
Turritella crocea Kiener, 1843
[33]
†
Turritella cruzadoi DeVries, 2007
[34]
Turritella decipiens
Monterosato , 1878
[35]
Turritella declivis Adams & Reeve, 1850
Turritella dirkhartogensis (Garrard, 1972)
[36]
Turritella duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
[37]
Turritella dura Mörch, 1860
[38]
Turritella elachista Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
[39]
Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
[40]
Turritella fastigiata Adams & Reeve, 1850
[41]
Turritella ferruginea Reeve, 1849
[42]
Turritella fultoni Melvill & Standen, 1901
[43]
Turritella fuscomaculata Bozzetti, 2009
[44]
Turritella gemmata Reeve, 1849
[45]
Turritella gonostoma Valenciennes, 1832
[46]
Turritella hastula Reeve, 1849
[47]
Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849
[48]
Turritella incisa Reeve, 1849
[49]
†
Turritella incrassata - Pliocene of Belgium
Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848
[50]
Turritella leeuwinensis (Garrard, 1972)
[51]
Turritella lentiginosa Reeve, 1849
[52]
Turritella leucostoma Valenciennes, 1832
[53]
Turritella ligar Deshayes, 1843
[54]
Turritella lindae (Petuch, 1987)
[55]
Turritella lyonsi Garcia, 2006
[56]
Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849
[57]
Turritella marianopsis Petuch, 1990
[58]
Turritella minuta Turton, 1932
[59]
Turritella monilifera Adams & Reeve, 1850
[60]
Turritella monterosatoi Kobelt, 1887
[61]
Turritella nebulosa Kiener, 1843
[62]
Turritella nodulosa King & Broderip, 1832
[63]
Turritella praetermissa (Dautzenberg, 1912)
[64]
Turritella punctata Kiener, 1843
[65]
Turritella radula Kiener, 1843
[66]
Turritella reevei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
†
Turritella riverae DeVries, 2007
[34]
Turritella rubescens Reeve, 1849
[67]
†
Turritella salasi DeVries, 2007
[34]
Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849
[68]
Turritella sedanensis (Martin 1905)
[28]
†
Turritella steiningeri Harzhauser, 2007
[28]
Turritella terebra (Linnaeus, 1758)
[69]
†
Turritella terebralis Lamarck, 1799
[70]
[71]
Turritella torulosa Kiener, 1843
[72]
†
Turritella trempina - Pliocene
Turritella triplicata Philippi, 1836
[73]
Turritella turbona
Monterosato , 1877
[74]
†
Turritella turris - Early Miocene of Central Europe
Turritella ungulina (Linnaeus, 1758)
[75]
Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
[76]
Turritella vermicularis (Brocchi, 1814)
[77]
†
Turritella vertebroides Morton, 1834
[78] - Late Cretaceous of South of North America
Turritella wareni Ryall & Vos, 2010
[79]
Turritella willetti McLean, 1970
[80]
Turritella yucatecana (Dall, 1881)
[81]
A medium sized sea snail in a genus
India
Invalid
Numerous shells of a Turritella species washed up on the beach at
Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Detail of a fossilized Turritella tricarinata
These are species assigned to Turritella that were brought into synonymy with other
taxa :
Turritella (Torcula) Gray, 1847: synonym of Turritella Lamarck, 1799
Turritella (Torcula) cochlea Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Turritella cochlea Reeve, 1849
Turritella acicula Stimpson, 1851: synonym of
Turritellopsis stimpsoni (Dall, 1919)
Turritella alternata Say, 1822: synonym of
Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
† Turritella andenensis Otuka, 1934: synonym of
Neohaustator andenensis (Otuka, 1934)
Turritella aquila Reeve, 1849: synonym of Turritella conspersa Adams & Reeve, 1850
Turritella areolata Stimpson, 1851: synonym of
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Turritella auricincta Martens, 1875:
[82] synonym of
Turritella aurocincta Martens, 1875
Turritella bicolor Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
Turritella brevialis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Mesalia brevialis (Lamarck, 1822)
Turritella canaliculata Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
Turritella candida Reeve, 1849: synonym of Turritella gemmata Reeve, 1849
Turritella cingulata Sowerby, 1825
[83] is a synonym of
Incatella cingulata (Sowerby, 1825)
[34]
Turritella concava Say, 1826: synonym of
Terebra concava (Say, 1826)
Turritella congelata Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Colpospira congelata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Turritella costulata Mighels & Adams, 1842: synonym of
Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841)
Turritella costulata Møller, 1842: synonym of
Eumetula arctica (Mørch, 1857)
Turritella crenulata (Donald, 1900): synonym of
Colpospira joannae (Hedley, 1923)
Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838: synonym of
Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838)
Turritella eschrichti Hölböll in Möller, 1842: synonym of
Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841)
Turritella excavata G. B. Sowerby III, 1870: synonym of
Turritella declivis Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849
Turritella flammulata Kiener, 1843-44: synonym ofTurritella ligar Deshayes, 1843
Turritella fortilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914:
[84] synonym of
Neohaustator fortilirata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914)
Turritella gracillima Gould, 1860:
[85] synonym of
Turritella cingulifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
Turritella granosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of
Opalia granosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Turritella imbricata (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848: synonym of Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848)
Turritella lactea Möller, 1842: synonym of
Mesalia lactea (Möller, 1842)
† Turritella maiquetiana Weisbord, 1962: synonym of Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926
Turritella mediolevis Verco, 1910: synonym of
Colpospira mediolevis (Verco, 1910)
Turritella meta Reeve, 1849:
[86] synonym of
Turritella gemmata
Turritella monterosatoi Kobelt, 1887: synonym of Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877
Turritella nzimaorum Ryall & Vos, 2010:
[87] synonym of Turritella caelata Mörch in Dunker, 1858
Turritella opalina Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Mesalia opalina (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Turritella opulenta Hedley, 1907: synonym of
Glyptozaria opulenta (Hedley, 1907)
Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926: synonym of Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Turritella philippi Aradas, 1842: synonym of
Acirsa subdecussata (Cantraine, 1835)
Turritella polaris Möller, 1842: synonym of
Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838)
Turritella spina Crosse & Fischer, 1864: synonym of
Cingulina spina (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
Turritella reticulata Mighels & Adams, 1842: synonym of
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Turritella spirata Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of
Eglisia spirata (Sowerby I, 1825)
Turritella symmetrica Hutton, 1873: synonym of
Stiracolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873)
Turritella trisulcata Lamarck, 1822:
[88] synonym of Turritella vermicularis
Turritella yucatecanum Dall, 1881: synonym of Turritella yucatecana (Dall, 1881)
Fossil species
Fossil specimens of
Turritella incrassata
The genus is known from the
Cretaceous to the
Recent periods.
[89]
The shells are quite frequently found as
fossils , and the
carbonate stone made from large quantities of Turritella shells is often referred to as "Turritella limestone", or, if
silicified , "Turritella agate". Both varieties of this stone are commonly sold as polished
cabochons .
"Turritella agate"
Turritella agate, in which the fossils are a different genus
One variety of "Turritella agate", that from the Green River Formation in Wyoming, is a
fossiliferous rock which does indeed contain numerous high-spired snail shells. However, contrary to the common name, these snails are not in the marine genus Turritella , instead they are freshwater snails in the species
Elimia tenera , family
Pleuroceridae from the
Eocene epoch.
[90] The rock in which these snail shells are so abundant varies from a soft
sandstone to a dense
chalcedony . This dense silicified rock is popular with gem and mineral hobbyists, as well as with
New Age practitioners.
Turritellenplatte
The Erminger
Turritellenplatte ("Turritella plate of
Ermingen ") near
Ulm ,
Germany
[91] is a rocky
outcrop situated in the northern part of the
North Alpine Foreland Basin . It is famous for its superabundance of
Turritella turris shells within its sediments
[92] and dates from the
Burdigalian .
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Turritella acropora (Dall, 1889) . Retrieved through:
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Turritella albolapis Finlay, 1924 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella algida Melvill & Standen, 1912 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella anactor Berry, 1957 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella annulata Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella attenuata Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella aurocincta Martens, 1875 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella bacillum Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella banksii Gray in Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella bayeri Petuch, 2001 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella bicingulata Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella broderipiana d'Orbigny, 1840 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella carinifera Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella chordata Suter, 1908 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella chrysotoxa Tomlin, 1825 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella clarionensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella cochlea Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella columnaris Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella communis Risso, 1826 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella concava Martens, 1880 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella conspersa Adams & Reeve, 1850 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella cooperi Carpenter, 1864 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2021.
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Turritella cornea Lamarck, 1822 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella couteaudi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella crocea Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
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Turritella decipiens Monterosato, 1878 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella dirkhartogensis (Garrard, 1972) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella dura Mörch, 1860 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella elachista Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella fastigiata Adams & Reeve, 1850 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella ferruginea Reeve , 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella fultoni Melvill & Standen, 1901 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella fuscomaculata Bozzetti, 2009 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella gemmata Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella gonostoma Valenciennes, 1832 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella hastula Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella incisa Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella leeuwinensis (Garrard, 1972) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella lentiginosa Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella leucostoma Valenciennes, 1832 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella ligar Deshayes, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella lindae (Petuch, 1987) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella lyonsi Garcia, 2006 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella marianopsis Petuch, 1990 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella monilifera Adams & Reeve, 1850 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella monterosatoi Kobelt, 1887 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella nebulosa Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella nodulosa King & Broderip, 1832 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella praetermissa (Dautzenberg, 1912) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella punctata Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella radula Kiener, 1843 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella rubescens Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella triplicata Philippi, 1836 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella ungulina (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella wareni Ryall & Vos, 2010 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella willetti McLean, 1970 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella yucatecana (Dall, 1881) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella auricincta Martens, 1875 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella cingulata Sowerby, 1825 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella fortilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella gracillima Gould, 1860 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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Turritella meta Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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World Register of Marine Species on 19 May 2010.
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