Turritellidae
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Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small- to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the Sorbeoconcha clade.
They are filter feeders; this method of feeding is somewhat unusual among gastropod mollusks, but is very common in bivalves.
Shell description
The shells of turritellid species have whorls that are more convex and their apertures being more circular than it is in the auger shells, which are similarly high-spired. The columella is curved and the thin operculum has many horns.
Anatomy of the soft parts
These snails burrow into mud or sand, with their feet being relatively small.
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognised in the family Turritellidae:[1]
- †Omalaxinae
- †Omalaxis Deshayes, 1832
- Orectospirinae
- Orectospira Dall, 1925
- Pareorinae
- †Batillona Finlay, 1927
- †Eligmostoma Cossmann, 1888
- Mesalia Gray, 1847
- Pareora Marwick, 1931
- †Sigmesalia H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937
- Protominae
- Turritellinae
- Archimediella Sacco, 1895Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Armatus A. N. Golikov, 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Asiella Kryachkova, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Banzarecolpus A. W. B. Powell, 1957Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Broderiptella Olsson, 1964Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Callostracum E. A. Smith, 1909Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Calvertitella Petuch, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Caviturritella Friend & B. M. Anderson, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Colposigma H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Colpospira J. Donald, 1900Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Costacolpus Marwick, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Cristispira Allison, 1965Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Gazameda Iredale, 1924Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Haustator Montfort, 1810Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Helminthia Handmann, 1882Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Incatella DeVries, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Kapalmerella Allmon, 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Maoricolpus H. J. Finlay, 1926Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Mariacolpus Petuch, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Nairiella Hacobjan, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Neohaustator Ida, 1952Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Nodosella Hacobjan, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Oligodia Handmann, 1882Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Peyrotia Cossmann, 1912Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Ptychidia Handmann, 1882Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Roamerella S. K. Donovan & van den Hoek Ostende, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Spirocolpus H. J. Finlay, 1926Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Stiracolpus H. J. Finlay, 1926Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Tachyrhinchella Titova, 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Tachyrhynchus Mörch, 1868Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Torcula J. E. Gray, 1847Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Torquesia H. Douvillé, 1929Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Torquesiella Pchelintsev, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Tropicolpus Marwick, 1931Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Turritella Lamarck, 1799Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - the type genus of the family
- Turritellinella Harzhauser & Landau, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Vermicularia Lamarck, 1799Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- †Viennella Harzhauser & Landau, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Zeacolpus H. J. Finlay, 1926Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Other
- †Arcotia Stoliczka, 1867
- †Leptocolpus H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937
Palaeontological locations
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- The Turritellenplatte of Ermingen ("Erminger Turritellenplatte" near Ulm, Germany) is situated in the northern part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin (NAFB) and is of interest for its abundance of Turritella turris gastropod shells within sedimentary deposits. The fauna of the gastropod-rich sandstone reflects mainly towards near-coastal and shallow marine conditions.[2] Petrographical and palaeontological data allow for a correlation with this area and the Burdigalian age (Lower Miocene epoch). Based on the Sr-isotope composition of shark teeth in the area, the age of the area is about 18,5 Ma.[3]
References
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- ↑ Baier J. (2008). "Über die Tertiärbildungen im Ulmer Raum". Documenta Naturae 168: 1-32. München. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Baier J. (2008). "Ein Beitrag zur Erminger Turritellenplatte (Mittlere Schwäbische Alb, SW-Deutschland)". Jahresbericht Mitt. oberrhein. geol. Ver., N.F. 90: 9-17. Stuttgart, Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn"..
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Further reading
- Mayr H. (1985). A Guide to Fossils. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. (English translation 1992).
- Powell A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, Template:ISBN.
- Kiel S. (2003) New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian–Campanian, South Africa); Cretaceous Research 24 (2003) 449–475
External links
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- Selachian fauna of Turritellenplatte: Abstract of Baier et al. 2004
- Age and Sedimentpetrography of Turritellenplatte: Abstract of Baier 2008
- Turritelidae species database
- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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