Nisiturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1][2]

Nisiturris
Drawing of a shell of Nisiturris crystallina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Turbonillinae
Genus: Nisiturris
Dall & Bartsch, 1906
Type species
Turbonilla crystallina
Dall & Bartsch, 1906
Synonyms
  • Chemnitzia (Nisiturris) Dall & Bartsch, 1906
  • Turbonilla (Nisiturris) Dall & Bartsch, 1906

Species

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Species within the genus Nisiturris include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Nisiturris melvilli (Dautzenberg, 1912): synonym of Turbonilla melvilli Dautzenberg, 1912 (alternate representation)
  • Nisiturris tumida (Saurin, 1959): synonym of Nisiturris tumidula (Corgan & Van Aartsen, 1998)

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Nisiturris. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731031 on 2015-04-08
  2. ^ Nomenclator Zoologicus
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