Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators.
Distribution Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.
Genera Cryptofusus Beu, 2011 † Fascioplex Marwick, 1934 † Fimbrivasum Squires & Saul, 2001 † † Fyfea H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 † † Latirogona Laws, 1944 † Pisanella Koenen, 1865 Syrinx Röding, 1798 Turbinella Lamarck, 1799
Subfamilies subfamily Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928: synonym of Columbariidae Tomlin, 1928
subfamily Tudiclinae Cossmann, 1901: synonym of Tudiclidae Cossmann, 1901 (superseded rank)
subfamily Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840): synonym of Vasidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded rank)
Genera brought into synonymy Buccinella Perry, 1811 : synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799 Cynodonta Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Vasum Röding, 1798 Megalatractus P. Fischer, 1884: synonym of Syrinx Röding, 1798 (junior subjective synonym) Perostylus Pilsbry, 1894: synonym of Syrinx Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym) Scolymus Swainson, 1835: synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799 (junior subjective synonym) Surculina Dall, 1908: synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860 Tudicula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987 Xancus Röding, 1798: synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799 (placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 489)
References
Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. . 463 pp.