Turriscala
Extinct enus of gastropods
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Turriscala is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.[1]
| Turriscala | |
|---|---|
| Shell of † Turriscala germanica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Superfamily: | Epitonioidea |
| Family: | Epitoniidae |
| Genus: | †Turriscala de Boury, 1890 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turriscala (Kapua) Marwick, 1931 · alternate representation | |
Species
- † Turriscala cylindrella (Suter, 1917)
- † Turriscala discors (P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
- † Turriscala finlayi P. A. Maxwell, 1992
- † Turriscala germanica Lozouet, 1999
- † Turriscala kaiparaensis Laws, 1939
- † Turriscala powelli Marwick, 1931
- † Turriscala torulosa (Brocchi, 1814)