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| Shell of Xenuroturris legitima (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Xenuroturris Iredale, 1929 |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Xenuroturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids. [1]
This genus characterized by a polygonal protoconch. The anterior siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined. [2]
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.
Species within the genus Xenuroturris include: [1]
Marginella is a very large genus of small tropical and temperate sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Marginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. It is a type of genus family.
Turrid, plural turrids, is a common name for a very large group of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks which until recently were all classified in the family Turridae. However, recently the family was discovered to be polyphyletic and therefore was split into a number of families.
Inquisitor elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Iotyrris cingulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Iotyrris cerithiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Xenuroturris emmae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Perirhoe is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Epidirella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Iotyrris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Lophiotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Lucerapex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Asperdaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Austrodaphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Funa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Trigonostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Xenuroturris legitima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
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