Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科contain321 species in Taiwan,show16 - 30
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Turridae 捲管螺科Shell medium to minute in size, usually elongated fusiform in shape, mostly thick, but thin for deepsea species, mostly ornamented by axial and/ or spiral sculptures. Aperture fusiform. Anterior canal usually long and posterior (anal) notch present. Many lack operculum. If present, operculum corneous, elongated with downward by situated nucleus. Radula toxoglossate. Carnivorous. Living in intertidal down to hadal zone. This family is most diverse among prosobranch gastropods.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
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 Brachytoma vexillum 白瘤捲管螺  Habe et Kosuge, 1966  
 Buccinaria jonkeri   (Koperberg, 1931)  
 Carinapex minutissima   (Garrett, 1873)  
 Carinapex papillosa   (Garrett, 1873)  
 Citharomangelia radulina   Kuroda et Oyama, 1971  
 Citharomangelia townsendi   (Sowerby, 1895)  
 Clathrodrillia tasconium   (Melvill, 1903)  
 Clathurella subaruriformis   (Smith)  
 Clavatula navarchus   (Melvill & Standen, 1903)  
 Clavus bilineata   (Reev, 1845)  
 Clavus candens 琥珀捲管螺  (E. A. Smith, 1879)  
 Clavus canicularis 唇角捲管螺  (Roeding, 1798)  
 Clavus enna   Dall, 1918  
 Clavus hexagona   (Sowerby, 1833)  
 Clavus humilis 姬捲管螺  (Smith, 1879)