Tropidoturris
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| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of the subspecies Tropidoturris fossata notialis
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| taxon = Tropidoturris
| authority = Kilburn, 1986
| type_species = Pleurotoma scitecosta
| type_species_authority = Sowerby III, 1903
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Tropidoturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Tropidoturris. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432576 on 2016-04-04
Description
The biconical shell shows spiral lirae, with or without strong axial ribs. The protoconch contains 1½ - 2 smooth whorls. The distinct shoulder angle is usually very strong and crenellated by axials (when present). The columella shows a thin callus but no pleats. The outer lip is thin. The anal sinus is deep and wide. The small, translucent operculum has an oblanceolate shape and a terminal nucleus.Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633-720. page(s): 645
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to south-eastern Africa
Species
- Tropidoturris anaglypta Kilburn, 1986
- Tropidoturris fossata (Sowerby III, 1903)
- Tropidoturris planilirata Kilburn, 1986
- Tropidoturris scitecosta (Sowerby III, 1903)
- Tropidoturris simplicicingula (Barnard, 1958)
- Tropidoturris vizcondei Morassi & Bonfitto, 2013
References
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External links
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- {{cite journal | last1 = Tucker | first1 = J.K. | year = 2004 | title = Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) | url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf | format = PDF | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 682 | pages = 1–1295 }}
- [http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/content/77/3/273.full.pdf 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]
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