Shell Family of Taiwan
Turridae 捲管螺科 contain321 species in Taiwan,show121 - 135
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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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 Gemmula tomorensis tomorensis   (Tesch, 1915)  
 Gemmula unedo 楊梅捲管螺  (Kiener, 1839)  
 Glyphostoma lyuhrurngae 綠蓉捲管螺  Lai, 2005  
 Granotoma albrechti   (Krause, 1885)  
 Guraleus deshayesii   (Dunker, 1860)  
 Guraleus kamakurana 菱形捲管螺  (Pilsbry, 1904)  
 Hemicythara octangulata   (Dunker, 1860)  
 Hemidaphne axis   (Reeve, 1846)  
 Hemidaphne cyclophora   (Deshayes, 1863)  
 Horaiclavus splendidus 光澤捲管螺  (A. Adams, 1867)  
 Horaiclavus stenocyma 狹波捲管螺  Kuroda et Oyama, 1971  
 Inquisitor aesopus 長脊玉米捲管螺  (Sculpman, 1913)  
 Inquisitor alabastes 白筍玉米捲管螺  (Reeve, 1843)  
 Inquisitor angustus 高塔玉米捲管螺  Kuroda et Oyama, 1971  
 Inquisitor carmen 卡門玉米捲管螺  (Sowerby, 1916)