Turritellidae

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Turritellidae
A shell of a Turritella species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Lovén, 1847
Genera

See text

Diversity
26 extant genera

143 extant species

Synonyms
  • Archimediellidae Starobogatov, 1982
  • Zariinae Gray, 1850

Turritellidae, with the

molluscs in the Sorbeoconcha clade
.

They are

bivalves
.

Shell description

The shells of turritellid species have

auger shells, which are similarly high-spired. The columella is curved and the thin operculum
has many horns.

Anatomy of the soft parts

These snails burrow into mud or sand, with their feet being relatively small.

A medium-sized sea snail in a genus India
A fossil shell of Turritella communis from a deep borehole in the Netherlands
Turritella terebra shell on display.

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised in the family Turritellidae:[1]

†Omalaxinae
Orectospirinae
Pareorinae
Protominae
Turritellinae
Other

Palaeontological locations

Turritella from the Pleistocene of Sicily.
  • The
    gastropod shells within sedimentary deposits. The fauna of the gastropod-rich sandstone reflects mainly towards near-coastal and shallow marine conditions.[2] Petrographical and palaeontological data allow for a correlation with this area and the Burdigalian age (Lower Miocene epoch). Based on the Sr-isotope composition of shark teeth in the area, the age of the area is about 18,5 Ma.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Turritellidae Lovén, 1847". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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