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Turritella

Genus of gastropods

Turritella
Summary

Genus of gastropods

  • Colpospirella Powell, 1951
  • Haustator (Kurosioia) Ida, 1952
  • Proto Blainville, 1824 (Invalid: junior homonym of Proto Leach, 1814 [Crustacea])
  • Torcula Gray, 1847
  • Turritella (Eglisia) Gray, 1847
  • Turritella (Haustator) Montfort, 1810
  • Turritella (Mesalia) Gray, 1847
  • † Turritella (Tomyris) Michailovskij, 1912 †· accepted, alternate representation
  • Turritella (Torcula) Gray, 1847
  • Turritella (Zaria) Gray, 1847
  • Zaria Gray, 1847

Turritella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.

They have tightly coiled shells, whose overall shape is basically that of an elongated cone.

The name Turritella comes from the Latin word turritus 'turreted, towered' and the diminutive suffix -ella.

Species

Valid

Valid species within the genus Turritella are listed below. Fossil species are marked with a dagger "†".

  • Turritella acropora (Dall, 1889)
  • Turritella albolapis Finlay, 1924
  • Turritella algida Melvill & Standen, 1912
  • Turritella anactor Berry, 1957
  • Turritella annulata Kiener, 1843
  • † Turritella apicalis - Pleistocene of Florida
  • Turritella attenuata Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella aurocincta Martens, 1875
  • Turritella bacillum Kiener, 1843
  • † Turritella badensis - Cenozoic of Denmark, Germany and Poland
  • Turritella banksii Gray in Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella bayeri Petuch, 2001
  • Turritella bicingulata Lamarck, 1822
  • Turritella broderipiana d'Orbigny, 1840
  • Turritella caelata Mörch in Dunker, 1858
  • Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Turritella carinifera Lamarck, 1822
  • Turritella chordata Suter, 1908
  • Turritella chrysotoxa Tomlin, 1825
    • Turritella cingulata* Sowerby, 1825
  • Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Turritella clarionensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951
  • Turritella cochlea Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella columnaris Kiener, 1843
  • Turritella communis Risso, 1826
  • Turritella concava Martens, 1880
  • Turritella congelata Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella conofasciata (Sacco 1895)
  • Turritella conspersa Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella cooperi Carpenter, 1864
  • Turritella cornea Lamarck, 1822
  • Turritella couteaudi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
  • † Turritella crenulata Nyst, 1844
  • Turritella crocea Kiener, 1843
  • † Turritella cruzadoi DeVries, 2007
  • Turritella decipiens Monterosato, 1878
  • Turritella declivis Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella dirkhartogensis (Garrard, 1972)
  • Turritella duplicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Turritella dura Mörch, 1860
  • Turritella elachista Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
  • Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Turritella fastigiata Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella ferruginea Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella fultoni Melvill & Standen, 1901
  • Turritella fuscomaculata Bozzetti, 2009
  • Turritella gemmata Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella gonostoma Valenciennes, 1832
  • Turritella hastula Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella hookeri Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella incisa Reeve, 1849
  • † Turritella incrassata - Pliocene of Belgium
  • Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848
  • Turritella leeuwinensis (Garrard, 1972)
  • Turritella lentiginosa Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella leucostoma Valenciennes, 1832
  • Turritella ligar Deshayes, 1843
  • Turritella lindae (Petuch, 1987)
  • Turritella lyonsi Garcia, 2006
  • Turritella maculata Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella marianopsis Petuch, 1990
  • Turritella minuta Turton, 1932
  • Turritella monilifera Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella monterosatoi Kobelt, 1887
  • Turritella nebulosa Kiener, 1843
  • Turritella nodulosa King & Broderip, 1832
  • Turritella praetermissa (Dautzenberg, 1912)
  • Turritella punctata Kiener, 1843
  • Turritella radula Kiener, 1843
  • Turritella reevei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
  • † Turritella riverae DeVries, 2007
  • Turritella rubescens Reeve, 1849
  • † Turritella salasi DeVries, 2007
  • Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella sedanensis (Martin 1905)
  • † Turritella steiningeri Harzhauser, 2007
  • Turritella terebra (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • † Turritella terebralis Lamarck, 1799
  • Turritella torulosa Kiener, 1843
  • † Turritella trempina - Pliocene
  • Turritella triplicata Philippi, 1836
  • Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877
  • † Turritella turris - Early Miocene of Central Europe
  • Turritella ungulina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Turritella vermicularis (Brocchi, 1814)
  • † Turritella vertebroides Morton, 1834 - Late Cretaceous of South of North America
  • Turritella wareni Ryall & Vos, 2010
  • Turritella willetti McLean, 1970
  • Turritella yucatecana (Dall, 1881)
A medium sized sea snail in a genus [[India

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Numerous shells of a ''Turritella'' species washed up on the beach at [[Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Detail of a fossilized ''Turritella tricarinata''

These are species assigned to Turritella that were brought into synonymy with other taxa:

  • Turritella (Torcula) Gray, 1847: synonym of Turritella Lamarck, 1799
  • Turritella (Torcula) cochlea Reeve, 1849: synonym of Turritella cochlea Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella acicula Stimpson, 1851: synonym of Turritellopsis stimpsoni (Dall, 1919)
  • Turritella alternata Say, 1822: synonym of Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
  • † Turritella andenensis Otuka, 1934: synonym of Neohaustator andenensis (Otuka, 1934)
  • Turritella aquila Reeve, 1849: synonym of Turritella conspersa Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Turritella areolata Stimpson, 1851: synonym of Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
  • Turritella auricincta Martens, 1875: synonym of Turritella aurocincta Martens, 1875
  • Turritella bicolor Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Turritella brevialis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Mesalia brevialis (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Turritella canaliculata Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Turritella cingulifera G.B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Turritella candida Reeve, 1849: synonym of Turritella gemmata Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella cingulata Sowerby, 1825 is a synonym of Incatella cingulata (Sowerby, 1825)
  • Turritella concava Say, 1826: synonym of* Terebra concava* (Say, 1826)
  • Turritella costulata Mighels & Adams, 1842: synonym of Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841)
  • Turritella costulata Møller, 1842: synonym of Eumetula arctica (Mørch, 1857)
  • Turritella crenulata (Donald, 1900): synonym of Colpospira joannae (Hedley, 1923)
  • Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838: synonym of Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838)
  • Turritella eschrichti Hölböll in Möller, 1842: synonym of Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841)
  • Turritella excavata G. B. Sowerby III, 1870: synonym of Turritella declivis Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849
  • Turritella flammulata Kiener, 1843-44: synonym ofTurritella ligar Deshayes, 1843
  • Turritella fortilirata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914: synonym of Neohaustator fortilirata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914)
  • Turritella gracillima Gould, 1860: synonym of Turritella cingulifera G. B. Sowerby I, 1825
  • Turritella granosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of Opalia granosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Turritella imbricata (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848: synonym of Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Turritella lactea Möller, 1842: synonym of Mesalia lactea (Möller, 1842)
  • † Turritella maiquetiana Weisbord, 1962: synonym of Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926
  • Turritella mediolevis Verco, 1910: synonym of Colpospira mediolevis (Verco, 1910)
  • Turritella meta Reeve, 1849: synonym of Turritella gemmata
  • Turritella monterosatoi Kobelt, 1887: synonym of Turritella turbona Monterosato, 1877
  • Turritella nzimaorum Ryall & Vos, 2010: synonym of Turritella caelata Mörch in Dunker, 1858
  • Turritella opalina Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Mesalia opalina (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Turritella opulenta Hedley, 1907: synonym of Glyptozaria opulenta (Hedley, 1907)
  • Turritella paraguanensis Hodson, 1926: synonym of Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Turritella philippi Aradas, 1842: synonym of Acirsa subdecussata (Cantraine, 1835)
  • Turritella polaris Möller, 1842: synonym of Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838)
  • Turritella spina Crosse & Fischer, 1864: synonym of Cingulina spina (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
  • Turritella reticulata Mighels & Adams, 1842: synonym of Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
  • Turritella spirata Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Eglisia spirata (Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Turritella symmetrica Hutton, 1873: synonym of Stiracolpus symmetricus (Hutton, 1873)
  • Turritella trisulcata Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Turritella vermicularis
  • Turritella yucatecanum Dall, 1881: synonym of Turritella yucatecana (Dall, 1881)

Fossil species

Fossil specimens of ''[[Turritella incrassata]]''

The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the Recent periods.

The shells are quite frequently found as fossils, and the carbonate stone made from large quantities of Turritella shells is often referred to as "Turritella limestone", or, if silicified, "Turritella agate". Both varieties of this stone are commonly sold as polished cabochons.

"Turritella agate"

One variety of "Turritella agate", that from the Green River Formation in Wyoming, is a fossiliferous rock which does indeed contain numerous high-spired snail shells. However, contrary to the common name, these snails are not in the marine genus Turritella, instead they are freshwater snails in the species Elimia tenera, family Pleuroceridae from the Eocene epoch. The rock in which these snail shells are so abundant varies from a soft sandstone to a dense chalcedony. This dense silicified rock is popular with gem and mineral hobbyists, as well as with New Age practitioners.

Turritellenplatte

The Erminger Turritellenplatte ("Turritella plate of Ermingen") near Ulm, Germany is a rocky outcrop situated in the northern part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin. It is famous for its superabundance of Turritella turris shells within its sediments and dates from the Burdigalian.

References

References

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  2. [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. Lamarck J.-B.]] (1799). Mém. Soc. Hist. nat. Paris, 74.
  3. Vos, C.; Gofas, S. (2013). Turritella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138615 on 2013-06-02
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  5. {{WRMS species. 419541. ''Turritella acropora'' (Dall, 1889). 19 May 2010
  6. {{WRMS species. 446533. ''Turritella albolapis'' Finlay, 1924. 19 May 2010
  7. {{WRMS species. 472990. ''Turritella algida'' Melvill & Standen, 1912. 19 May 2010
  8. {{WRMS species. 446534. ''Turritella anactor'' Berry, 1957. 19 May 2010
  9. {{WRMS species. 446535. ''Turritella annulata'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
  10. {{WRMS species. 446536. ''Turritella attenuata'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  11. {{WRMS species. 446537. ''Turritella aurocincta'' Martens, 1875. 19 May 2010
  12. {{WRMS species. 446538. ''Turritella bacillum'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
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  15. {{WRMS species. 472993. ''Turritella bayeri'' Petuch, 2001. 19 May 2010
  16. {{WRMS species. 224616. ''Turritella bicingulata'' Lamarck, 1822. 19 May 2010
  17. {{WRMS species. 446540. ''Turritella broderipiana'' d'Orbigny, 1840. 19 May 2010
  18. {{WRMS species. 446541. ''Turritella capensis'' (Krauss, 1848). 19 May 2010
  19. {{WRMS species. 225207. ''Turritella carinifera'' Lamarck, 1822. 19 May 2010
  20. {{WRMS species. 446542. ''Turritella chordata'' Suter, 1908. 19 May 2010
  21. {{WRMS species. 446543. ''Turritella chrysotoxa'' Tomlin, 1825. 19 May 2010
  22. {{WRMS species. 446545. ''Turritella cingulifera'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825. 19 May 2010
  23. {{WRMS species. 446546. ''Turritella clarionensis'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951. 19 May 2010
  24. {{WRMS species. 215158. ''Turritella cochlea'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  25. {{WRMS species. 215165. ''Turritella columnaris'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
  26. {{WRMS species. 141872. ''Turritella communis'' [[Antoine Risso. Risso]], 1826. 19 May 2010
  27. {{WRMS species. 446547. ''Turritella concava'' Martens, 1880. 19 May 2010
  28. {{WRMS species. 446508. ''Turritella congelata'' Adams & Reeve, 1850. 28 November 2024
  29. {{WRMS species. 446548. ''Turritella conspersa'' Adams & Reeve, 1850. 19 May 2010
  30. {{WRMS species. 580452. ''Turritella cooperi'' Carpenter, 1864. 23 October 2021
  31. {{WRMS species. 446549. ''Turritella cornea'' Lamarck, 1822. 19 May 2010
  32. {{WRMS species. 446550. ''Turritella couteaudi'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889. 19 May 2010
  33. {{WRMS species. 446551. ''Turritella crocea'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
  34. {{WRMS species. 141873. ''Turritella decipiens'' Monterosato, 1878. 19 May 2010
  35. {{WRMS species. 446552. ''Turritella dirkhartogensis'' (Garrard, 1972). 19 May 2010
  36. {{WRMS species. 215162. ''Turritella duplicata'' (Linnaeus, 1758). 19 May 2010
  37. {{WRMS species. 446553. ''Turritella dura'' Mörch, 1860. 19 May 2010
  38. {{WRMS species. 446554. ''Turritella elachista'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889. 19 May 2010
  39. {{WRMS species. 419542. ''Turritella exoleta'' (Linnaeus, 1758). 19 May 2010
  40. {{WRMS species. 446555. ''Turritella fastigiata'' Adams & Reeve, 1850. 19 May 2010
  41. {{WRMS species. 446556. ''Turritella ferruginea'' Reeve , 1849. 19 May 2010
  42. {{WRMS species. 446558. ''Turritella fultoni'' Melvill & Standen, 1901. 19 May 2010
  43. {{WRMS species. 456994. ''Turritella fuscomaculata'' Bozzetti, 2009. 19 May 2010
  44. {{WRMS species. 225177. ''Turritella gemmata'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  45. {{WRMS species. 446559. ''Turritella gonostoma'' Valenciennes, 1832. 19 May 2010
  46. {{WRMS species. 446560. ''Turritella hastula'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  47. {{WRMS species. 446561. ''Turritella hookeri'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  48. {{WRMS species. 446562. ''Turritella incisa'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  49. {{WRMS species. 446563. ''Turritella knysnaensis'' Krauss, 1848. 19 May 2010
  50. {{WRMS species. 446564. ''Turritella leeuwinensis'' (Garrard, 1972). 19 May 2010
  51. {{WRMS species. 446565. ''Turritella lentiginosa'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  52. {{WRMS species. 446566. ''Turritella leucostoma'' Valenciennes, 1832. 19 May 2010
  53. {{WRMS species. 225179. ''Turritella ligar'' Deshayes, 1843. 19 May 2010
  54. {{WRMS species. 419543. ''Turritella lindae'' (Petuch, 1987). 19 May 2010
  55. {{WRMS species. 390253. ''Turritella lyonsi'' Garcia, 2006. 19 May 2010
  56. {{WRMS species. 215157. ''Turritella maculata'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  57. {{WRMS species. 472999. ''Turritella marianopsis'' Petuch, 1990. 19 May 2010
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  60. {{WRMS species. 446568. ''Turritella monterosatoi'' Kobelt, 1887. 19 May 2010
  61. {{WRMS species. 446569. ''Turritella nebulosa'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
  62. {{WRMS species. 446570. ''Turritella nodulosa'' King & Broderip, 1832. 19 May 2010
  63. {{WRMS species. 224240. ''Turritella praetermissa'' (Dautzenberg, 1912). 19 May 2010
  64. {{WRMS species. 446573. ''Turritella punctata'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
  65. {{WRMS species. 446574. ''Turritella radula'' Kiener, 1843. 19 May 2010
  66. {{WRMS species. 446575. ''Turritella rubescens'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  67. {{WRMS species. 215161. ''Turritella sanguinea'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
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  76. {{WRMS species. 430319. ''Turritella variegata'' (Linnaeus, 1758). 19 May 2010
  77. {{WRMS species. 225181. ''Turritella vermicularis'' (Brocchi, 1814). 19 May 2010
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  80. {{WRMS species. 446578. ''Turritella willetti'' McLean, 1970. 19 May 2010
  81. {{WRMS species. 419544. ''Turritella yucatecana'' (Dall, 1881). 19 May 2010
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  87. {{WRMS species. 224239. ''Turritella meta'' Reeve, 1849. 19 May 2010
  88. {{WRMS species. 446571. ''Turritella nzimaorum'' Ryall & Vos, 2010. 19 May 2010
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