Gemmula
Sign in to saveGemmula, common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyTurridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,966
- With media
- 733
- Family
- Turridae
- Collections
- UWBM, SDNHM, NHMUK, PRI
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom
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- Gemmula
- taxon name
- Gemmula
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Gemmula
- start time
- 66043000-0
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Gemmula, common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
These snails have been recorded as fossils from the Paleocene to the Quaternary (from 66.043 to 0.012 Ma). Fossils have been found all over the world.
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