This genus characterized by a polygonal
protoconch. The anterior
siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined.[2]
Distribution
This marine genus occurs in the
Red Sea and extends from the tropical Indian Ocean to the tropical Pacific Ocean as far east as
Hawaii; also off Australia (
Queensland) and
Mozambique.
Olivera, B.M. 2002. The gastropod genus Xenuroturris (Iredale, 1929) evaluated and a new turrid Lophiotoma olangoensis described from the Central Philippines. Science Diliman 14(2): 39-49
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This genus characterized by a polygonal
protoconch. The anterior
siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined.[2]
Distribution
This marine genus occurs in the
Red Sea and extends from the tropical Indian Ocean to the tropical Pacific Ocean as far east as
Hawaii; also off Australia (
Queensland) and
Mozambique.
Olivera, B.M. 2002. The gastropod genus Xenuroturris (Iredale, 1929) evaluated and a new turrid Lophiotoma olangoensis described from the Central Philippines. Science Diliman 14(2): 39-49
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xenuroturris.