Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科 contain321 species in Taiwan,show31 - 45
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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
omenclator
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 Clavus lamberti   (Montrouzier, 1860)  
 Clavus pica   (Reeve, 1843)  
 Clavus pusillus   (Garrett, 1872)  
 Clavus subobliquata   (E.A. Smith, 1879)  
 Clavus tessellata   (Reeve, 1845)  
 Clavus unizonalis 雙淇林捲管螺  (Lamarck, 1822)  
 Clavus vidualoides   (Garrett, 1873)  
 Clavus viduus   (Reeve, 1845)  
 Cochlespira kuroharae 黑原捲管螺  (Kuroda, 1959)  
 Cochlespira pagoda 蘭花捲管螺  (Sysoev et Kantor, 1990)  
 Cochlespira pulchella 旋塔捲管螺  (Schepman, 1913)  
 Comitas kaderlyi 欄杆捲管螺  (Lischke, 1872)  
 Comitas kamakurana   (Pilsbry, 1895)  
 Comitas kirai 吉良捲管螺  Powell, 1969  
 Compsodrillia mammillata 乳帶玉米捲管螺  Kuroda et Oyama, 1971