Guildfordia [SEP] parent taxon
Guildfordia
Guildfordia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Description.
The imperforate shell is wheel-shaped. It is low-conic and granulose above, convex below. The periphery is armed with long slender radiating spines, which are concealed at the sutures. The operculum is flat, with a subobsolete arcuate rib outside. The central tooth of the radula has no cusps.
Distribution.
This marine genus occurs off the Philippines, Indo-China
Superb Star Turban
- "Guildfordia triumphans" - Triumphant Star Turban
- "Guildfordia yoka" - Yoka Star Turban
- Species brought into synonymy:
- "Guildfordia delicata" : synonym of "Guildfordia yoka"
- "Guildfordia gloriosa" : synonym of "Bolma henica"
- "Guildfordia heliophorus" : synonym of "Astraea heliotropium"
- "Guildfordia kurzi" - Kurz's Star Turban: synonym of "Guildfordia aculeata"
- "Guildfordia tagaroae" : synonym of "Guildfordia aculeata"