Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Rank Subfamily | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea | |
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Similar Syrinx, Turbinellidae, Turbinella laevigata, Columbariinae, Turbinella | ||
Turbinellinae are a subfamily of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.
Contents
This subfamily is in the family Turbinellidae within the clade Neogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This is a small subfamily with only three genera and some 10 extant species described.
Distribution
Species of this subfamily can be found in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean. The species Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758), the largest living gastropod, is distributed along the coasts of Western and Northern Australia to Papua New Guinea.
Description
Species in this family have thick-shelled, fusiform shells with conical-shaped whorls. The large body whorl ends in a long siphonal canal. The columella contains three to four plaits.
Genera and species
Genera in the subfamily Turbinellinae include :