Turbinellidae

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.

Subfamilies

 * sub-family Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928
 * genus Columbarium Martens, 1881
 * genus Coluzea Finlay, 1926
 * genus Fulgurofusus Grabau, 1904
 * genus Fustifusus Harasewych, 1991
 * genus Peristarium Bayer, 1971
 * sub-family Tudiclinae Cossmann, 1901
 * genus Tudicla Röding, 1798
 * sub-family Turbinellinae Swainson, 1835
 * genus Cryptofusus Beu, 2011
 * genus Syrinx Röding, 1798
 * genus Turbinella Lamarck, 1799
 * sub-family Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840)
 * genus Altivasum Hedley, 1914
 * genus Enigmavasum Poppe & Tagaro, 2005
 * genus Pisanella Koenen, 1865
 * genus Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987
 * genus Vasum Röding, 1798
 * genus Pisanella Koenen, 1865 †


 * Genera brought into synonymy :
 * Buccinella Perry, 1811 : synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799
 * Cynodonta Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Vasum Röding, 1798
 * Surculina Dall, 1908 : synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860
 * Tudicula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of Tudivasum Rosenberg & Petit, 1987