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Turritella Lamarck, 1799

138615 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138615)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Caenogastropoda
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis
  7. Cerithioidea
  8. Turritellidae
  9. Turritellinae
  10. Turritella
accepted
Genus
Turritellinae Lovén, 1847
Turritellinae Lovén, 1847

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  1. Species Turritella decipiens Monterosato, 1878
  2. Species Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877
  3. Species Turritella yucatecana Dall, 1881
  4. Subgenus Turritella (Haustator) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Haustator Montfort, 1810
    1. Species Turritella (Haustator) yucatecana Dall, 1881 accepted as Turritella yucatecana Dall, 1881
  5. Species Turritella acicula W. Stimpson, 1851 accepted as Turritellopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1919 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior primary homonym of Turritella acicula Phillips, 1836)
  6. Species Turritella breviata Brugnone, 1880 † accepted as Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  7. Species Turritella britannica Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) (Synonym)
  8. Species Turritella clealandiana Leach, 1852 accepted as Graphis albida (Kanmacher, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. Species Turritella communis Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814)
  10. Species Turritella costulata Møller, 1842 accepted as Eumetula arctica (Mörch, 1857) (Invalid: junior homonym of Turritella costulata Borson, 1825; Cerithium arcticum is a replacement name)
  11. Species Turritella danmoniensis Leach, 1852 accepted as Pyrgiscus rufus (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Species Turritella dorvilleana Leach, 1852 accepted as Alvania punctura (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Species Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838 accepted as Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  14. Species Turritella fulvocincta W. Thompson, 1840 accepted as Pyrgiscus crenatus (T. Brown, 1827) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Species Turritella impressa Say, 1822 accepted as Boonea impressa (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Turritella lactea Møller, 1842 accepted as Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) (Synonym)
  17. Species Turritella linnaei Deshayes, 1835 accepted as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) (synonym)
  18. Species Turritella mediterranea Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) (synonym)
  19. Species Turritella mesal Deshayes, 1843 accepted as Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) (Original combination)
  20. Species Turritella meta Reeve, 1849 accepted as Caviturritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Species Turritella minor T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Aclis minor (T. Brown, 1827)
  22. Species Turritella monterosatoi Kobelt, 1888 accepted as Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Species Turritella nitida Leach, 1852 accepted as Aclis minor (T. Brown, 1827) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  24. Species Turritella nivea Leach, 1852 accepted as Aclis minor (T. Brown, 1827) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, Invalid: Junior homonym of Turritella nivea Anton 1838; Reeve, 1849. No replecement name has been given, and is no longer required.)
  25. Species Turritella pelagica Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  26. Species Turritella philippi Aradas & Maggiore, 1839 accepted as Acirsa subdecussata (Cantraine, 1835)
  27. Species Turritella polaris Møller, 1842 accepted as Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Turritella potamoides Cantraine, 1835 accepted as Pyrgostylus striatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  29. Species Turritella pusilla Jeffreys, 1856 accepted as Cerithidium submammillatum (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  30. Species Turritella reticulata Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842 accepted as Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Turritella sabauda Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritella communis Risso, 1826 accepted as Turritellinella tricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) (dubious synonym)
  32. Species Turritella scalaroides Risso, 1826 accepted as Pyrgiscus rufus (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (dubious synonym)
  33. Species Turritella suturalis Forbes, 1844 accepted as Aclis minor (T. Brown, 1827) (synonym)
  34. Species Turritella tricostalis McAndrew, 1850 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  35. Species Turritella triplicata (Brocchi, 1814) † accepted as Helminthia triplicata (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Species Turritella umbilicata Dunker, 1862 accepted as Aclis ascaris (W. Turton, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Species Turritella varia Kiener, 1843 accepted as Mesalia mesal (Deshayes, 1843) (Original combination - Synonym)
  38. Species Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Caviturritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Turritella yucatecanum Dall, 1881 accepted as Turritella yucatecana Dall, 1881 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): p. 74. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Turritella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138615 on 2026-07-12
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Turritella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138615 on 2026-07-12
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2009-11-11 12:08:55Z
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Vos, Chris
2014-01-19 20:58:08Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-08-11 17:31:58Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2022-02-01 09:24:47Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): p. 74. [details] 

additional source Harzhauser M. & Landau B. (2019). Turritellidae (Gastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea with considerations about turritellid genera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4681(1): 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4681.1.1
page(s): 16 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Grant, U. S. & Gale, H. R. (1931). Catalogue of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California and adjacent region. <em>Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History.</em> 1: 1036 pp., 32 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2834182
page(s): p. 769-770. [details] 
 
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