Guildfordia
A genus of marine turban snails with spiny, wheel-shaped shells.
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The shell is wheel-shaped, imperforate, low-conic, and granulose above.[1] Marine gastropods belonging to the family Turbinidae (the turban snails) are classified under the genus Guildfordia.[2][3]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassVetigastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTurbinidae
- GenusGuildfordia
Named by Gray, 1850
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Guildfordia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Type species
- Trochus triumphans
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
The genus was established by J. E. Gray in 1850.[3][4] Guildfordia is classified in the order Trochida.[3][4] GBIF holds 1,430 occurrence records for this taxon.[4] The lower part of the shell is convex, and its outer edge bears long, thin, radiating spines that are hidden within the sutures.[1]
A flat operculum is present, featuring a nearly obsolete curved rib on its exterior surface.[1]
What the specialist sources record
The World Register of Marine Species lists Guildfordia as an accepted genus in the family Turbinidae.[3] GBIF also accepts the genus and places it in the order Trochida.[4] The GBIF occurrence count was 1,430 records as of 7 October 2026.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Guildfordia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Guildfordia" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- World Register of Marine Species, Guildfordia (AphiaID 391520). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Guildfordia (taxon key 4304796). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Guildfordia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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