Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科contain321 species in Taiwan,show241 - 255
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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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 Philbertia philippinensis   (Reeve, 1843)  
 Philbertia psalterium   (Melvill et Standen, 1896)  
 Philbertia pumila   (Mighels, 1845)  
 Philbertia pustulata   (Angas, 1877)  
 Philbertia pustulosa   (de Folin, 1867)  
 Philbertia pyrgoidea   (Melvill, 1916)  
 Philbertia ramsayi   (Brazier, 1876)  
 Philbertia retellaria 網格捲管螺  Hedley, 1922  
 Philbertia rufozonata   (Angas, 1877)  
 Philbertia spelaeodea   (Hervier, 1897)  
 Philbertia stipata   Hedley, 1922  
 Philbertia subspurca   (Hervier, 1896)  
 Philbertia tessellata   (Hinds, 1843)  
 Philbertia thespecia   (Melvill et Standen, 1897)  
 Philbertia thorssoni 陶氏捲管螺  Chang, 2001