Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科contain321 species in Taiwan,show181 - 195
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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.
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Chinese Name
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 Lienardia roseotincta 薔薇捲管螺  (Montrouzier, 1872)  
 Lienardia rubicunda 豔紅捲管螺  (Gould, 1860)  
 Lienardia rubida 紅寶石捲管螺  (Hinds, 1844)  
 Lienardia soror   (Smith, 1882)  
 Lophiotoma acuta 頂尖捲管螺  (Perry, 1811)  
 Lophiotoma indica 印度捲管螺  (Roeding, 1798)  
 Lophiotoma invicta   (Melvill , 1910)  
 Lophiotoma leucotropis 白線捲管螺  (A. Adams et Reeve, 1850)  
 Lophiotoma marmoratum   (Link, 1807)  
 Lophiotoma notata 褐色麻斑捲管螺  (Sowerby, 1889)  
 Lophiotoma polytropa   (Helbling, 1779)  
 Macteola interrupta   (Reeve, 1846)  
 Maeshallena philippinarum   (Watson)  
 Makiyamaia mammillata 肩白捲管螺  Kuroda, 1961  
 Mangelia colmani 柯曼捲管螺  (Shuto, 1983)