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Family: Turritellidae turret shells (See list of species below)

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42 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Colpospirella algida []	Maoricolpus roseus [Turret shell]	No picture found Mesalia brevialis []
No picture found Mesalia varia []	Tachyrhynchus erosus [Eroded turretsnail]	No picture found Tachyrhynchus lacteolus [Milky turretsnail]
No picture found Tachyrhynchus reticulatis []	No picture found Tachyrhynchus reticulatus [Reticulated turretsnail]	No picture found Torcula monilifera []
No picture found Turritella acropora [Boring turretsnail]	No picture found Turritella bacillum []	No picture found Turritella bayeri []
No picture found Turritella broderipiana []	No picture found Turritella caribaea []	No picture found Turritella cingulifera []
No picture found Turritella cochlea []	No picture found Turritella columnaris []	No picture found Turritella decipiens []
Turritella duplicata [Duplicate turret]	No picture found Turritella exoleta [Eastern turretsnail]	No picture found Turritella fascialis []
No picture found Turritella fultoni []	No picture found Turritella gonostoma []	No picture found Turritella hookeri []
No picture found Turritella lindae []	No picture found Turritella lyonsi []	No picture found Turritella maculata []
No picture found Turritella marianopsis []	Turritella nodulosa []	No picture found Turritella paraguanensis []
Turritella terebra [Screw turret]	No picture found Turritella torulosa [Projecting turritella]	No picture found Turritella turbona [Monterosato's auger]
No picture found Turritella variegata [Variegate turretsnail]	No picture found Turritella vittulata []	No picture found Turritella yucatecana []
Turritellinella tricarinata [Horny auger]	No picture found Vermicularia bathyalis []	No picture found Vermicularia fargoi []
No picture found Vermicularia knorrii [Florida wormsnail]	No picture found Vermicularia radicula [Northern wormsnail]	No picture found Vermicularia spirata [West Indian wormsnail]

42 Species of Family Turritellidae
(turret shells)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Colpospirella algida		Southeast Pacific, Southw	0.8 DL
Maoricolpus roseus	Turret shell	Southwest Pacific
Mesalia brevialis		Southwest Atlantic
Mesalia varia		Mediterranean Sea.
Tachyrhynchus erosus	Eroded turretsnail	Eastern Pacific, Northern	2.5 DL
Tachyrhynchus lacteolus	Milky turretsnail	East Pacific.
Tachyrhynchus reticulatis		Arctic
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus	Reticulated turretsnail	Arctic, Northern Pacific	2.48 DL
Torcula monilifera		Western Pacific
Turritella acropora	Boring turretsnail	Western Central Atlantic	4.2 DL
Turritella bacillum		Northwest Pacific
Turritella bayeri		Western Central Atlantic	4.4 DL
Turritella broderipiana		Southeast Pacific
Turritella caribaea		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL
Turritella cingulifera		Western Pacific
Turritella cochlea		Western Indian Ocean.
Turritella columnaris		Western Indian Ocean
Turritella decipiens		Mediterranean Sea.
Turritella duplicata	Duplicate turret	Indo-West Pacific	18 SHL
Turritella exoleta	Eastern turretsnail	Western Atlantic	7.5 DL
Turritella fascialis		Northwest Pacific
Turritella fultoni		Western Indian Ocean.
Turritella gonostoma		Eastern Pacific.
Turritella hookeri		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL
Turritella lindae		Western Central Atlantic.	2.4 DL
Turritella lyonsi		Western Central Atlantic.	2 DL
Turritella maculata		Western Indian Ocean.
Turritella marianopsis		Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL
Turritella nodulosa		Southeast Pacific
Turritella paraguanensis		Western Atlantic.	9.6 DL
Turritella terebra	Screw turret	Indo-West Pacific	17 SHL
Turritella torulosa	Projecting turritella	Western Indian Ocean
Turritella turbona	Monterosato's auger	Mediterranean Sea.
Turritella variegata	Variegate turretsnail	North America.	12 DL
Turritella vittulata		Western Indian Ocean
Turritella yucatecana		Western Atlantic.	1.65 DL
Turritellinella tricarinata	Horny auger	Northeast Atlantic and th
Vermicularia bathyalis		Western Atlantic.	6.2 DL
Vermicularia fargoi		Western Central Atlantic	8 DL
Vermicularia knorrii	Florida wormsnail	Western Central Atlantic	8 DL
Vermicularia radicula	Northern wormsnail	North America.	6.1 DL
Vermicularia spirata	West Indian wormsnail	Western Atlantic	9 DL

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