Subfamily Turrinae Rank Genus | ||
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Similar Lophiotoma, Turrid, Turricula, Turridrupa, Bathytoma | ||
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Gemmula, common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Contents
- Gemmula baby g presents dance contest girl s party
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- Habitat and feeding habits
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
These snails have been recorded as fossils from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (from 66.043 to 0.012 Ma). Fossils have been found all over the world.
They are venomous with disulfide-rich polypeptides in their venom ducts. These bioactive peptides are likely to become a resource for novel pharmacologically active compounds
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Habitat and feeding habits
The snails in this genus occur mostly in deeper tropical waters at depths between 50 and 500m. Because of these deep habitats, little is known about their feeding habits.
Taxonomy
The Gemmula clade is more closely related to the clades Xenuroturris, Turris and Lophiotoma than to the other clades in the subfamily Turrinae.
Description
As expected from venomous species, these species have a toxoglosson radula (formula 1 + 0 +1 + 0 + 1) with a central tooth that characterizes this genus.
Species
The genus Gemmula is the largest genus in the subfamily Turrinae. Species within the genus Gemmula include:
