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Xenuroturris
Sign in to saveXenuroturris also known as Iotyrris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyTurridae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Turridae
- Collections
- SBMNH, USNM, MNHN, DMNH, BPBM, UF
- Recorded in
- Egypt, New Zealand, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Ile Maurice, United States, Polynesie Francaise, Seychelles, Arabie Saoudite
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Xenuroturris also known as Iotyrris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
==Description== This genus characterized by a polygonal protoconch. The anterior siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xenuroturris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.