Poole, Karen E.
Turris
Sign in to saveTurris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Species
Greater Peatmoss
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderAnthoathecata
- FamilyPandeidae
Habitatmarine
Observations147
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,183
- With media
- 152
- Family
- Turridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCMP, PRI, SDNHM, YPM, UCM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Gabon, Senegal, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Guam, Italy
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution
- Species
- Fossil ''Turris''-species
- Synonyms
- References
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Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
==Description== The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture is ovate. The columellar lip is smooth. The outer lip is separated with a narrow profound sinus from the suture rather than distantly. The siphonal canal is long and narrow, straight and open.
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