Turridrupa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
(Original description) The solid shell has a cylindro-fusiform. Its colour is usually monochrome, sometimes brown orange or yellow. The protoconch consists of two smooth turbinate whorls, followed by a whorl ornamented with close arcuate riblets. The adult sculpture consists of numerous revolving keels, one or more of which may break up into bead rows. The fasciole (= spiral band on the edgse of a canal formed by successive growth lines) is indefinite. The siphonal notch has a short subcircular incision with a raised margin. The aperture shows revolving ridges on the palate.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and off Australia.
Species
Species within the genus Turridrupa include:
- Turridrupa acutigemmata <small>(E.A. Smith, 1877)</small>
- â Turridrupa akhaiderensis <small>Abbass H., 1977</small>
- Turridrupa albofasciata <small>(Smith E. A., 1877)</small>
- Turridrupa albogemmata <small>Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011</small>
- Turridrupa armillata <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
- Turridrupa astricta <small>(Reeve, 1843)</small>
- Turridrupa bijubata <small>(Reeve, 1843)</small>
- Turridrupa cincta <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
- Turridrupa consobrina <small>Powell, 1967</small>
- Turridrupa deceptrix <small>Hedley, 1922</small>
- Turridrupa diffusa <small>Powell, 1967</small>
- Turridrupa elongata <small>Watkins, 2010</small>
- Turridrupa erythraea <small>(Weinkauff, 1875)</small>
- Turridrupa gatchensis <small>(Hervier, 1896)</small>
- Turridrupa jubata <small>(Reeve, 1843)</small>
- Turridrupa nagasakiensis <small>(Smith E. A., 1879)</small>
- Turridrupa poppei <small>Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011</small>
- Turridrupa prestoni <small>Powell, 1967</small>
- Turridrupa weaveri <small>Powell, 1967</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Turridrupa barkliensis <small>H. Adams, 1869</small>: synonym of Drillia barkliensis <small>(H. Adams, 1869)</small>
- Turridrupa cerithina <small>(Anton, 1838)</small>: synonym of Crassispira cerithina (Anton, 1838)
- Turridrupa fastosa <small>(Hedley, 1907)</small>: synonym of Microdrillia fastosa <small>(Hedley, 1907)</small>
- â Turridrupa kagoshimaensis <small>Shuto, 1965</small>: synonym of â Otitoma kagoshimaensis <small>(Shuto, 1965)</small> (original combination)
- â Turridrupa mangaoparia <small>Beu, 1970</small>: synonym of â Drilliola mangaoparia <small>(Beu, 1970</small>)
- â Turridrupa maoria <small>Powell, 1942</small> : synonym of â Drilliola maoria <small>(Powell, 1942)</small>
- Turridrupa pertinax <small>Hedley, 1922</small>: synonym of Microdrillia pertinax <small>(Hedley, 1922)</small> (original combination)
References
- Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1âÂÂ184, pls 1âÂÂ23
- 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): 167âÂÂ320.
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
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