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Turbinellidae

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Turbinellidae

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Also known as Vasidae

Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.

Species

オニコブシガイ科

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderNeogastropoda
  5. FamilyTurbinellidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded15,375

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
165
With media
4
Family
Turbinellidae
Collections
UF, SIO, YPM, USNM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Romania, Philippines, Japan

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Turbinelloidea
Image
Columbarium wormaldi.JPG
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Commons category
Turbinellidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Turbinellidae
topic's main category
Category:Turbinellidae
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Genera
  • Subfamilies
  • References

Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.

==Distribution== Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Turbinellidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.