Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科contain321 species in Taiwan,show211 - 225
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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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 Ophiodermella akkeshiensis   (Habe, 1958)  
 Ophiodermella erosa   (Schrenck, 1862)  
 Ophiodermella miyatensis   (Yokoyama, 1920)  
 Orrmaesia ancilla   (Thiele, 1925)  
 Paraclathrella gracilenta 穀粒捲管螺  (Reeve, 1895)  
 Paradrillia consimilis 白顆粒捲管螺  (E. A. Smith, 1879)  
 Paradrillia inconstans 沙土捲管螺  (E. A. Smith, 1875)  
 Paradrillia inconstans prunulum 淡瘤捲管螺  (Melvill et Standen, 1901)  
 Paradrillia patruelis 顆粒捲管螺  (E. A. Smith, 1875)  
 Philbertia bernardi 棋盤捲管螺  (Barzier, 1876)  
 Philbertia bifasciata   (Pease, 1860)  
 Philbertia caletria   (Melvill et Standen, 1896)  
 Philbertia daedalea   (Garrett, 1873)  
 Philbertia episema   (Melvill et Standen, 1896)  
 Philbertia euryacme   (Melvill, 1926)