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Cochlespirinae

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Cochlespirinae
A live specimen of Megasurcula carpenteriana on the sea bed
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Cochlespirinae

Powell, 1942
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Cochlespirinae was a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Turridae,[1] commonly named turrids.

It has been raised to the rank of family Cochlespiridae Powell, 1942 [2]

Genera

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Genera in the subfamily Cochlespirinae used to include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia 47(1-2). ISBN 3-925919-72-4. 397 pp.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
  3. ^ WoRMS - World register of marine Species