"Turrids"

What used to be conisdered the family Turridae is represented by numerous species in the Marshalls. In recent years, the old Turridae has been split into several different families, but for now all of the old "Turrids" are presented on this page. These families are not well covered in many references, and some references show obviously different species under the same names. Many of our IDs, even to genus, are tentative and may be changed with further study. We welcome corrections at uwkwaj@yahoo.com. (Click on a thumbnail for pages of larger images.)

The families figured on this page are: Clathurellidae, Drilliidae, Horaiclavidae, Mangeliidae, Mitromorphidae, Pseudomelatomidae, Raphitomidae and Turridae. (Click the family name to jump to that section of this page.)

Clathurellidae

Many of those listed as Lienardia sp. may belong to other genera.


Acrista tuberculifera

Etrema crassilabrum

Etrema
cf crassilabrum


Etrema polydesma



Etrema cf polydesma

Etrema scalarina

Etrema sp. 2


Etrema sp. 6

Etrema sp. 8

Etrema sp. 9

Lienardia cf caelata

Lienardia emmae

Lienardia giliberti

Lienardia cf lutea

Lienardia mighelsi

Lienardia roseotincta

Lienardia rubida

Lienardia cf vultuosa

Lienardia cf vultuosa

Lienardia sp. 5

Lienardia sp. 17

Lienardia sp. 19

Lienardia sp. 20

Lienardia sp. 26

Lienardia? sp. 29

Lienardia? sp. 30

Lienardia compta

Lienardia? sp. 33

Lienardia? sp. 34

Lienardia? sp. 35

Lienardia sp. 37

Lienardia sp. 38

Lienardia sp. 42

Lienardia sp. 43

Lienardia sp. 45

Lienardia sp. 47

Lienardia? sp. 48

Lienardia sp. 49

Lienardia sp. 50

Lienardia sp. 51

Lienardia? sp. 52

Lienardia? sp. 53

Lienardia sp. 54

Lienardia? sp. 55

Lienardia sp. 57

Lienardia sp. 59

Lienardia? sp. 60

Lienardia sp. 61

Lienardia? sp. 62

Lienardia? sp. 63

Nannodiella cf acricula

Drilliidae


Clavus bilinearis


Clavus bilineatus

Clavus canalicularis

Clavus davidgilmouri

Clavus delphineae

Clavus fulvus

Clavus formosus

Clavus laetus

Clavus cf laetus

Clavus lamberti

Clavus cf lamberti

Clavus pica

Clavus cf picoides

Clavus cf protentus

Clavus rugizonatus

Clavus unizonalis

Clavus virginieae

Clavus cf wilmeri

Clavus sp. 2

Clavus sp. 3

Clavus sp. 5

Clavus sp. 14

Clavus sp. 15

Clavus sp. 17

Plagiostropha opalus

Plagiostropha quintuplex

Horaiclavidae


Carinapex cf papillosa

Carinapex cf minutissima

Carinapex sp. 1


Carinapex sp. 2


Carinapex sp. 6

Ceritoturris cf theoteles

Iredalea pygmaea

Iredalea? sp. 1

Iredalea sp. 2

Mangeliidae

Many of those listed as Eucithara sp. likely belong in other genera.


Agathotoma sp. 1

Agathotoma sp. 2

Eucithara cf angela

Eucithara caledonica

Eucithara cf capillata

Eucithara celebensis


Eucithara fusiformis


Eucithara harpellina

Eucithara gracilis

Eucithara cf gracilis

Eucithara cf obesa

Eucithara stromboides

Eucithara cf stromboides

Eucithara sp. 2

Eucithara sp. 7

Eucithara? sp. 10

Eucithara? sp. 11

Eucithara sp. 12

Eucithara sp. 16

Eucithara? sp. 17

Eucithara? sp. 18

Eucithara? sp. 19

Eucithara? sp. 20

Eucithara? sp. 21

Eucithara sp. 22

Eucithara? sp. 23

Eucithara sp. 24

Eucithara sp. 26

Eucithara sp. 27

Eucithara sp. 28

Eucithara sp. 29

Eucithara sp. 30

Eucithara sp. 31

Eucithara sp. 32

Eucithara sp. 33

Eucithara sp. 34

Eucithara sp. 35

Eucithara sp. 36

Eucithara sp. 37

Eucithara? sp. 38

Eucithara sp. 39

Eucithara sp. 40

Eucithara sp. 41

Eucithara sp. 42

Eucithara sp. 43

Eucithara sp. 44

Eucithara sp. 45

Eucithara sp. 49

Eucithara sp. 51

Eucithara? sp. 52

Eucithara? sp. 53

Eucithara? sp. 54

Eucithara sp. 55

Eucithara sp. 56

Eucithara sp. 57

Eucithara sp. 60

Guraleus cf himeroides

Heterocithara cf himerta

Macteola chinoi

Macteola interrupta

Macteola segesta

Macteola theskela

Macteola sp. 2

Macteola sp. 3

Macteola sp. 4

Macteola sp. 5

Macteola sp. 6

Macteola sp. 7

Macteola sp. 8

Macteola sp. 10

Macteola sp. 11

Mitromorphidae


Anarithma alphonsiana

Anarithma fischeri

Anarithma granulata

Anarithma kilburni

Anarithma metula

Anarithma pamila

Anarithma cf pamila

Anarithma cf pamila

Anarithma punctata

Anarithma purpurata

Anarithma cf salisburyi

Anarithma? sp. 1

Anarithma sp. 7

Lovellona atramentosa

Pseudomelatomidae


Crassispira procera

Crassispira scala

Inquisitor sp. 1


Naudedrillia sp. 1


Otitoma cyclophora

Raphitomidae

Many of those listed as Kermia sp. may belong to other genera.


Daphnella cf aureola


Daphnella cf cheverti

Daphnella flammea

Daphnella cf patula

Daphnella rissoides

Daphnella varicosa

Daphnella cf terina

Daphnella sp. 8

Daphnella sp. 9

Daphnella sp. 10

Daphnella? sp. 11

Daphnella sp. 12

Daphnella sp. 13

Daphnella sp. 14

Daphnella sp. 15

Daphnella sp. 16

Daphnella sp. 17

Daphnella? sp. 18

Diaugasma olyra

Eucyclotoma bicarinata

Eucyclotoma lactea

Eucyclotoma trivaricosa

Eucyclotoma sp. 2

Eucyclotoma sp. 3

Exomilus edychrous

Hemilienardia apiculata

Hemilienardia goubini

Hemilienardia homochroa

Hemilienardia ocellata

Hemilienardia thyridota

Hemilienardia sp. 1

Hemilienardia? sp. 2

Kermia cf aniani

Kermia cf daedalea

Kermia maculosa

Kermia pumila

Kermia sp 1

Kermia? sp. 2

Kermia? sp. 3

Kermia? sp. 4

Kermia? sp. 5

Kermia? sp. 6

Kermia? sp. 9

Kermia sp. 11

Kermia? sp. 13

Kermia sp. 16

Kermia? sp. 17

Kermia sp. 20

Kermia sp. 21

Kermia? sp. 22

Kermia? sp. 23

Kermia sp. 24

Kermia? sp. 26

Kermia sp. 27

Kermia sp. 28

Kermia? sp. 30

Pseudodaphnella barnardi

Pseudodaphnella cf daedala

Pseudodaphnella drupelloides

Pseudodaphnella excellens

Pseudodaphnella cf excellens

Pseudodaphnella granicostata

Pseudodaphnella cf granosa

Pseudodaphnella kilburni

Pseudodaphnella cf lineata

Pseudodaphnella philippinensis

Pseudodaphnella punctifera

Pseudodaphnella cf rubroguttata

Pseudodaphnella santoa

Pseudodaphnella tincta

Pseudodaphnella sp. 1

Pseudodaphnella sp. 2

Pseudodaphnella tigroidella

Pseudodaphnella sp. 3

Pseudodaphnella sp. 4

Pseudodaphnella? sp. 5

Pseudodaphnella sp. 7

Pseudodaphnella sp. 10

Raphitomidae sp. 1

Thetidos morsura

Tritonoturris amabilis

Tritonoturris cumingii

Tritonoturris difficilis

Tritonoturris cf macandrewi

Tritonoturris menecharmes

Tritonoturris subrissoides

Tritonoturris sp. 1

Tritonoturris? sp. 2

Veprecula cf arethusa

Turridae


Iotyrris cingulifera

Iotyrris kingae

Iotyrris olangoensis

Iotyrris sp. 1

Gemmula albina

Gemmula cosmoi


Lophiotoma acuta


Lophiotoma brevicaudata

Lophiotoma picturata

Lophiotoma vezzaroi

Purpuraturris cryptorrhaphe

Turridrupa albofasciata

Turridrupa astricta

Turridrupa bijubata

Turridrupa diffusa

Turridrupa jubata

Turridrupa weaveri

Turridrupa sp. 1

Turridrupa sp. 4

Turridrupa sp. 5


Turris garnonsii

Turris spectabilis

Unknown family


Turrid? sp. 19


Turrid? sp. 20

Turrid? sp. 21

Turrid sp. 22

Turrid? sp. 24

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