Turbinellinae
Turbinellinae are a subfamily of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.
| Turbinellinae | |
|---|---|
| A live individual of Turbinella laevigata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turbinellinae Swainson, 1835 |
This subfamily is in the family Turbinellidae within the clade Neogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This is a small subfamily with only three genera and some 10 extant species described.
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