Xenuroturris

Xenuroturris
Shell of Xenuroturris legitima (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Turridae
Genus:	Xenuroturris Iredale, 1929
Synonyms [1]
ClamturrisIredale, 1931 Lophiotoma (Xenuroturris)Iredale, 1929

Xenuroturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids. ^[1]

Description

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.

Species

Species within the genus Xenuroturris include: ^[1]

• † Xenuroturris antiselli (F. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914)
• Xenuroturris castanellus Powell, 1964 ^[3]
• Xenuroturris emmae Bozzetti, 1993 ^[4]
• Xenuroturris legitima Iredale, 1929
• Xenuroturris millepunctata (Sowerby III, 1908) ^[5]

Synonyms

• † Xenuroturris bisculptusPowell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris bisculptus (Powell, 1944)
• Xenuroturris cerithiformisPowell, 1964: ^[6] synonym of Iotyrris cerithiformis (Powell, 1964)
• Xenuroturris cingulifera(Lamarck, 1822): ^[7] synonym of Iotyrris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822)
• † Xenuroturris cochleatusPowell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris cochleatus (Powell, 1944)
• Xenuroturris coronaLaseron, 1954: synonym of Typhlomangelia corona (Laseron, 1954) (original combination)
• Xenuroturris gemmuloidesPowell, 1967 ^[8] : synonym of Pseudogemmula gemmuloides (A. W. B. Powell, 1967)
• Xenuroturris kingaePowell, 1964: ^[9] synonym of Iotyrris kingae (Powell, 1964) (original combination)
• † Xenuroturris quadricarinatusPowell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris quadricarinatus (Powell, 1944)
• † Xenuroturris subconcavus(G.F. Harris, 1897): synonym of † Veruturris subconcavus (G. F. Harris, 1897)
• † Xenuroturris tomopleuroidesPowell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris tomopleuroides (Powell, 1944)

References

1. Xenuroturris Iredale, 1929 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 October 2010.
2. Powell, A.W.B. (1967) The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1a. The subfamily Turrinae concluded. Indo-Pacific Mollusca, 1, 409–444
3. Xenuroturris castanella Powell, 1964 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.
4. Xenuroturris emmae Bozzetti, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.
5. Xenuroturris millepunctata (Sowerby III, 1908) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.
6. Xenuroturris cerithiformis Powell, 1964 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.
7. Xenuroturris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.
8. Xenuroturris gemmuloides Powell, 1967 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.
9. Xenuroturris kingae Powell, 1964 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 April 2010.

• 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

• redale, T. (1929). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9(3): 261-297, pls 30-31
• Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. Records of the Australian Museum. 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25 Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.