Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科contain321 species in Taiwan,show196 - 210
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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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 Maoridaphne saturata 螺溝捲管螺  (Reeve, 1845)  
 Marshallena philippinarum 褐布捲管螺  (Watson, 1882)  
 Micantapex luehdorfi   (Lishke, 1872)  
 Microdaphne trichodes 棘角捲管螺  (Dall, 1919)  
 Mitrolumna fischeri   (Hervier, 1899)  
 Mitromorpha atramentosa 似芋捲管螺  (Reeve, 1843)  
 Mitromorpha metula   (Hinds, 1843)  
 Nihonia australis 澳洲捲管螺  (Roissy, 1805)  
 Nihonia mirabilis 修長捲管螺  (Sowerby, 1914)  
 Nihonia santosi   Shuto, 1969  
 Obesotoma oyashio   Shikama, 1962  
 Obesotoma tenuilirata   (Dall, 1871)  
 Oenopota candita   (Yokoyama, 1926)  
 Oenopota hamazakiensis   Habe, 1958  
 Oenopota okudai   Habe, 1958