Turbonillinae is a subfamily of mostly minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Turbonillinae Bronn, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225671 on 2018-08-09
This subfamily has been shown to be monophyletic Angela Dinapoli, Carmen Zinssmeister and Annette Klussmann-Kolb (2010), New insights into the phylogeny of the Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda), Journal of Molluscan Studies Volume 77, Issue 1 Pp. 1-7
Taxonomy In the taxonomy of Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999) Turbonillinae is a part of the family Turbonillidae. Family Turbonillidae Bronn, 1849 Subfamily Turbonillinae Bronn, 1849 Subfamily Cingulininae Saurin, 1958 Subfamily Eulimellinae Saurin, 1958
According to Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999) there are 27 genera within the Turbonillinae.
Turbonillinae has been one of eleven recognised subfamilies in the family Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Ponder & Lindberg, 1997).
In the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), this subfamily comprises the subfamilies Cingulininae and Eulimellinae, that have been downgraded to the rank of tribe. Subfamily Turbonillinae Bronn, 1849 Tribe Turbonillini Bronn, 1849 Tribe Cingulinini Saurin, 1958 Tribe Eulimellini Saurin, 1958
In 2010 the subfamily Turbonillinae has been recognized as monophyletic
Genera Genera within the subfamily Turbonillinae include:
tribe Turbonillini Turbonilla Risso, 1826 - type genus of the subfamily Turbonillinae Asmunda Dall & Bartsch, 1904 Bacteridiella Saurin, 1959 Bartschella Iredale, 1916 Bouchetmella Peñas & Rolán, 2016 Careliopsis Mörch, 1875 Cylindroturbonilla Nordsieck, 1972 Ebalina Thiele, 1929 Exesilla Laseron, 1959 Gispyrella Laws, 1937 Graciliturbonilla Nordsieck, 1972 Houbrickia Wise, 1996 Lancea Peace, 1868 Magniturbonilla Nordsieck, 1972 Mormula A. Adams, 1863 Nisiturris Dall & Bartsch, 1906 Paramormula Nomura, 1939 Paraturbonilla Boettger, 1906 Planpyrgiscus Laws, 1937 Pselliogyra Dall & Bartsch, 1909 : synonym of Parthenina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 Puposyrnola Cossmann, 1921 Pyrgiscilla Laws, 1937 Pyrgiscus Philippi, 1841 Pyrgolampros Sacco, 1892 Pyrgolidium Monterosato, 1884 Striarcana Laws, 1937 Sulcoturbonilla Sacco, 1892 Tereoturbonilla Eames, 1951 Turbolidium Robba, 2013 Zaphella Laseron, 1959: synonym of Asmunda Dall & Bartsch, 1904
tribe Cingulinini
tribe Eulimellini
tribe ? Kleinella A. Adams, 1860WoRMS (2010). Kleinella. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224515 on 2011-04-02
Genera brought into synonymy: Amamimormula Kuroda, 1928: synonym of Turbonilla Risso, 1826 Baldra Dall & Bartsch, 1904: synonym of Turbonilla Risso, 1826
Problematic genera within the family Turbonillinae The following genera were difficult to place within the subfamily Turbonillinae (= Turbonillini + Cingulinini + Eulimellini):
Atomiscala DeBoury, 1909 Atomiscala islandica Warén, 1989Gofas, S. (2010). Atomiscala islandica Warén, 1989. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140896 on 2011-03-22 Hamarilla Eames & Wilkins, 1957 Pseudographis Mifsud, 1998: synonym of Kejdonia Mifsud, 1999 Rissopsetia Dell, 1956 Rissopsetia hummelincki Faber, 1984WoRMS (2010). Rissopsetia hummelincki Faber, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420476 on 2011-03-22 Rissopsetia islandica Warén, 1989Gofas, S. (2010). Rissopsetia islandica Warén, 1989. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141043 on 2011-03-22
The genus Ebala was previously placed in the Eulimellinae, but was then placed in the family Ebalidae, that is a synonym of Murchisonellidae.
Distribution This family is found worldwide.
Shell description The shell of these snails has a blunt, heterostrophic protoconch, which is pointed sideways. The shell of most species are rather high and slender.
The texture of these shells is usually ribbed sculptured in various forms and often also have more or less prominent spirals. Their color is mostly white, cream or yellowish, sometimes with red or brown lines.
The adult shell, the teleoconch is dextrally coiled, but the larval shells are sinistral. This results in a sinistrally coiled protoconch. The opening of the shell, the aperture is closed by a lid, a so called operculum.
Life habits The Turbonillinae are ectoparasites, feeding mainly on other molluscs and on annelid worms.
They do not have a radula. Instead their long proboscis is used to pierce the skin of its prey and suck up its fluids and soft tissues. The eyes on the grooved tentacles are situated toward the base of the tentacles. Between the head and the foot, a lobed process called the mentum (= thin projection) is visible.
These molluscs are hermaphrodites.
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