Guildfordia

Guildfordia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

Description

The imperforate shell is wheel-shaped. It is low-conic and granulose above, convex below. The periphery is armed with long slender radiating spines, which are concealed at the sutures. The operculum is flat, with a subobsolete arcuate rib outside. The central tooth of the radula has no cusps.

Distribution

This marine genus occurs off the Philippines, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Indian Ocean, Oceania, and off Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Guildfordia include:Guildfordia aculeata Kosuge, 1979 - Aculeate Star Turban

† Guildfordia hendersoni
† Guildfordia megapex
† Guildfordia ostarrichi Pacaud, 2017 Guildfordia radians Dekker, 2008
† Guildfordia subfimbriata Guildfordia superba Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2005 - Superb Star Turban Guildfordia triumphans - Triumphant Star Turban Guildfordia yoka Jousseaume, 1899 - Yoka Star Turban

;Species brought into synonymy:Guildfordia delicata Habe & Okutani, 1983: synonym of Guildfordia yoka Jousseaume, 1888Guildfordia gloriosa Kuroda & Habe in Kira, 1961: synonym of Bolma henica Guildfordia heliophorus Gray: synonym of Astraea heliotropium Guildfordia kurzi Petuch, 1980 - Kurz's Star Turban: synonym of Guildfordia aculeata Kosuge, 1979Guildfordia tagaroae Alf & Kreipl, 2006: synonym of Guildfordia aculeata Kosuge, 1979
;Taxon inquirendum:

''Guildfordia monilifera''