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Family: Turritellidae turret shells



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58 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Colpospirella algida
[]

Grist, John and Maria

Southwest Pacific

Maoricolpus roseus(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Maoricolpus roseus
[Turret shell]
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Mesalia brevialis
[]
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Mesalia varia
[]

Miller, Todd

Eastern Pacific, Northern
Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
Tachyrhynchus erosus(Couthouy, 1838)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Tachyrhynchus erosus
[Eroded turretsnail]
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Tachyrhynchus lacteolus
[Milky turretsnail]
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Tachyrhynchus pratomus
[]
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Tachyrhynchus reticulatis
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus
[Reticulated turretsnail]
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Tachyrhynchus stearnsii
[]
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Torcula monilifera
[]
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Max. Length 4.2 cm DL
 
Turritella acropora
[Boring turretsnail]
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Turritella anactor
[]
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Turritella bacillum
[]
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Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
 
Turritella bayeri
[]
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Turritella broderipiana
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Turritella caribaea
[]
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Turritella cingulifera
[]
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Turritella cochlea
[]
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Turritella columnaris
[]
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Turritella cooperi
[Symmetrical turretsnail]
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Turritella couteaudi
[]
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Turritella decipiens
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SHL
Turritella duplicata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Turritella duplicata
[Duplicate turret]
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Turritella elachista
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Turritella exoleta
[Eastern turretsnail]
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Turritella fascialis
[]
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Turritella fultoni
[]
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Turritella gonostoma
[]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Turritella hookeri
[]
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Turritella jewetti
[]
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Turritella jompatamakanthini
[]
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Turritella lentiginosa
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific

Turritella leucostomaValenciennes, 1832

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Turritella leucostoma
[White-mouth turritella]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Turritella lindae
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Turritella lyonsi
[]
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Turritella maculata
[]
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Turritella mariana
[]
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Max. Length 5.8 cm DL
 
Turritella marianopsis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Turritella nodulosaKing & Broderip, 1832

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Turritella nodulosa
[]
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Turritella orthosymmetrica
[]
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Max. Length 9.6 cm DL
 
Turritella paraguanensis
[]
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Turritella parkeri
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm SHL
Turritella terebra(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Turritella terebra
[Screw turret]
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Turritella torulosa
[Projecting turritella]
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Turritella turbona
[Monterosato's auger]
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Max. Length 12 cm DL
 
Turritella variegata
[Variegate turretsnail]
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Turritella vittulata
[]
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Turritella willetti
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Turritella yucatecana
[]
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Turritella yucatecanum
[]

Telnes, Kåre

Northeast Atlantic and th

Turritellinella tricarinata(Brocchi, 1814)

Photo by Telnes, Kåre
 
Turritellinella tricarinata
[Horny auger]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Vermicularia bathyalis
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Vermicularia fargoi
[]
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Vermicularia fewkesi
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Vermicularia knorrii
[Florida wormsnail]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm DL
 
Vermicularia radicula
[Northern wormsnail]
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Max. Length 9 cm DL
 
Vermicularia spirata
[West Indian wormsnail]


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