(Turridae) are a highly evolved group of marine gastropods. The radu l a r teeth have been reduced to a single row in most forms. Most have a "turrid" notch or indentation on the upper pa rt of the outer lip. Severa l hundred species of va riable shapes are found both in very deep and in shallow water. Turrid shel l s var y i n length from
T U R R I D S H E LLS
H u m ped Tu rrid
2"
Crassispira gibbasa Born
West Indies; rare
Fusiform Tu rrid
3"
Spergo fusiforme Kur. & Hobe
Japan; rare
Babylon Tu rrid
3"
Turris babylonia L i n n e
Indo-Pacific; common
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TU R R I DS
E a r Tu rrid
1"
Clavus conoliculoris Red i ng
Indo-Pacific; common