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Cochlespiridae
Taxonomy
Cochlespirinae was named by Powell (1942). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Cochlespiridae by Bouchet et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Turridae by MacNeil (1960), Olsson (1964), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Rosenberg (2005); and to Conoidea by Bouchet et al. (2011).
It was reranked as the family Cochlespiridae by Bouchet et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Turridae by MacNeil (1960), Olsson (1964), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Rosenberg (2005); and to Conoidea by Bouchet et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1942 | Cochlespirinae Powell |
| 1960 | Cochlespirinae MacNeil p. 108 |
| 1964 | Cochlespirinae Olsson p. 111 |
| 2005 | Cochlespirinae Bouchet et al. p. 257 |
| 2005 | Cochlespirinae Rosenberg |
| 2011 | Cochlespiridae Bouchet et al. p. 286 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Cochlespiridae Powell 1942
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G. Aforia Dall 1889 [aforia]
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Subg. Aforia (Abyssaforia) Sysoev and Kantor 1987
Subg. Aforia (Dallaforia) Sysoev and Kantor 1987
Subg. Aforia (Steiraxis) Dall 1896
†Aforia campbelli Durham 1944
†Aforia clallamensis Weaver 1916
†Aforia ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
Invalid names: Danilacarina Bozzetti 1997 [synonym], Irenosyrinx Dall 1908 [synonym]
G. Clavosurcula Schepman 1913
G. Cochlespira Conrad 1865
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†Cochlespira bella Harris 1937
†Cochlespira bella polita Harris 1937
†Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865
†Cochlespira gyrata Edwards 1857
†Cochlespira pulcherrima Edwards 1857
Invalid names: Ancistrosyrinx Dall 1881 [synonym], Coronasyrinx Powell 1934 [synonym], Pagodasyrinx Shuto 1969 [synonym]
G. Nannoidella Dall 1919
G. Pyrgospira McLearn 1971
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Pyrgospira acurugata Dall 1890
Pyrgospira ostrearum Stearns 1872
Pyrgospira tampaensis Bartsch and Rehder 1939
G. Sibogasyrinx Powell 1969
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Bouchet et al. 2011 | Shell of moderate size, about 20–30 mm, up to 100 mm high, high-pagodiform to fusiform, with a tall spire and usually a long siphonal canal. Axial sculpture poorly developed or absent, subsutural ramp usually smooth. Anal sinus deep, on subsutural ramp. Protoconch paucispiral, smooth. Operculum with terminal nucleus. Radula 1–0-R-0– 1. Rachidian broad, subrectangular or arched, with a single rather large cusp (Fig. 12), rarely absent (some Aforia). Marginal teeth duplex, with well developed accessory limb. |