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Ceritoturris

Ceritoturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.

It was previously included within the subfamily Crassispirinae, family Turridae.

Fossils of Ceritoturris fecunda <small>Lozouet, 1999</small> have been found in Miocene strata of Germany; age range: 15.97 to 11.608 Ma. and late Oligocene strata in the Aquitaine Basin

Description

The minute shell has a blunt protoconch. The second whorl shows a peripheral keel. The seven subsequent whorls are moderately rounded, axially and spirally sculptured. The siphonal canal is almost obsolete.

Species

Species within the genus Ceritoturris include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Ceritoturris papillosa <small>(Garrett, 1873)</small>: synonym of Carinapex papillosa <small>(Garrett, 1873)</small>
  • Ceritoturris theoteles <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1896)</small>: synonym of Iredalea theoteles <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1896)</small>

References

  • Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 29(1): 167–320.
  • Lozouet, P., 1999. Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Partie 2. Cossmanniana 6(1–2): 1-68

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