- 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.