Turris

Turris
a shell of Turris babylonia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turridae
Genus: Turris
Batsch, 1789
Type species
Murex babylonius
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Annulaturris Powell, 1966
  • Mitra (Turris) Batsch, 1789
  • Pleurotoma Lamarck, 1799
  • Pleurotoma (Turris) Batsch, 1789
  • Turris (Annulaturris) Powell, 1966 · alternate representation

Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.

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