Turridrupa
Turridrupa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The solid shell has a cylindro-fusiform. Its colour is usually monochrome, sometimes brown orange or yellow. The protoconch consists of two smooth turbinate whorls, followed by a whorl ornamented with close arcuate riblets. The adult sculpture consists of numerous revolving keels, one or more of which may break up into bead rows. The fasciole is indefinite. The siphonal notch has a short subcircular incision with a raised margin. The aperture shows revolving ridges on the palate.Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and off Australia.Species
Species within the genus Turridrupa include:Turridrupa acutigemmata- †Turridrupa akhaiderensis Abbass H., 1977 Turridrupa albofasciata Turridrupa albogemmata Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011Turridrupa armillata Turridrupa astricta Turridrupa bijubata Turridrupa cincta Turridrupa consobrina Powell, 1967Turridrupa deceptrix Hedley, 1922Turridrupa diffusa Powell, 1967Turridrupa elongata Watkins, 2010 Turridrupa erythraea Turridrupa gatchensis Turridrupa jubata Turridrupa nagasakiensis Turridrupa poppei Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2011Turridrupa prestoni Powell, 1967Turridrupa weaveri Powell, 1967
- † Turridrupa kagoshimaensis Shuto, 1965: synonym of † Otitoma kagoshimaensis
- † Turridrupa mangaoparia Beu, 1970: synonym of † Drilliola mangaoparia
- † Turridrupa maoria Powell, 1942 : synonym of † Drilliola maoria Turridrupa pertinax Hedley, 1922: synonym of ''Microdrillia pertinax''