• Source: Xenuroturris
  • Xenuroturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.


    Description


    This genus characterized by a polygonal protoconch. The anterior siphonal canal is relatively short. The sinus rib is margined.


    Distribution


    This marine genus occurs in the Red Sea and extends from the tropical Indian Ocean to the tropical Pacific Ocean as far east as Hawaii; also off Australia (Queensland) and Mozambique.


    Species


    Species within the genus Xenuroturris include:

    Xenuroturris antiselli (F. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914)
    Xenuroturris castanellus Powell, 1964
    Xenuroturris emmae Bozzetti, 1993
    Xenuroturris gemmuloides Powell, 1967
    Xenuroturris legitima Iredale, 1929
    Xenuroturris millepunctata (Sowerby III, 1908)
    Synonyms

    Xenuroturris bisculptus Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris bisculptus (Powell, 1944)
    Xenuroturris cerithiformis Powell, 1964: synonym of Iotyrris cerithiformis (Powell, 1964)
    Xenuroturris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Iotyrris cingulifera (Lamarck, 1822)
    Xenuroturris cochleatus Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris cochleatus (Powell, 1944)
    Xenuroturris corona Laseron, 1954: synonym of Typhlomangelia corona (Laseron, 1954) (original combination)
    Xenuroturris kingae Powell, 1964: synonym of Iotyrris kingae (Powell, 1964) (original combination)
    Xenuroturris quadricarinatus Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris quadricarinatus (Powell, 1944)
    Xenuroturris subconcavus (G.F. Harris, 1897): synonym of † Veruturris subconcavus (G. F. Harris, 1897)
    Xenuroturris tomopleuroides Powell, 1944: synonym of † Veruturris tomopleuroides (Powell, 1944)


    References



    Olivera, B.M. 2002. The gastropod genus Xenuroturris (Iredale, 1929) evaluated and a new turrid Lophiotoma olangoensis described from the Central Philippines. Science Diliman 14(2): 39-49


    External links



    redale, T. (1929). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9(3): 261-297, pls 30-31
    Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. Records of the Australian Museum. 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25
    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
    Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.

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